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All 177 places by distance →One day from Fort Scott
5 stops, one loop, back by 7:24 pm
206 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Fort Scott
- Mound City's Postchurch · 30 min
- Hickman Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Prairie State Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Hollister Wildlife Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Rock Creek Lake Damdam · 45 min
- Back in Fort Scott
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Fort Scott?
Lunette Blair-Blockhouse (heritage site, about 1 km), Fort Scott National Historic Site (fort, about 1 km), Fort Henning (fort, about 1 km), Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heros (museum, about 1 km), Fort Lincoln (fort, about 1 km), Fort Insley (fort, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Fort Scott?
57 places on Spotwander: 14 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 9 forts & heritage, 17 churches, 6 hill stations & viewpoints, 4 museums.
Which is the nearest lake to Fort Scott?
Rock Creek Lake Dam, about 6 km by road; Elm Creek Lake County Park (19 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Fort Scott?
Fort Henning, about 1 km by road; Lunette Blair-Blockhouse (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Fort Scott?
Start in Fort Scott, visit Mound City's Post, then Hickman Hill, then Prairie State Park, then Hollister Wildlife Area, then Rock Creek Lake Dam, and drive back — about 206 km by road in all.