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Places near Fairplains by type
All 253 places by distance →One day from Fairplains
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:02 pm
81 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Fairplains
- Southern Railway Depotheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Pores Knobviewpoint · 1 hrs
- W. Kerr Scott Reservoirreservoir · 45 min
- Rendezvous Mountain State Forestnature spot · 2 hrs
- Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forestpark · 45 min
- Back in Fairplains
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Fairplains?
Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest (park, about 16 km), W. Kerr Scott Reservoir (reservoir, about 17 km), Rendezvous Mountain State Park (nature spot, about 18 km), Pores Knob (viewpoint, about 21 km), Rendezvous Mountain State Forest (nature spot, about 24 km), Southern Railway Depot (heritage site, about 6 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Fairplains?
124 places on Spotwander: 37 hill stations & viewpoints, 29 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 wildlife, forests & gardens, 13 churches, 20 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Fairplains?
Rendezvous Mountain Firetower, about 16 km by road; Pores Knob (21 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Fairplains?
WSIF-FM (Wilkesboro), about 9 km by road; W. Kerr Scott Reservoir (17 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Fairplains?
Start in Fairplains, visit Southern Railway Depot, then Pores Knob, then W. Kerr Scott Reservoir, then Rendezvous Mountain State Forest, then Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest, and drive back — about 81 km by road in all.