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Places near Gainesville by type
All 221 places by distance →One day from Gainesville
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:47 pm
101 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Gainesville
- Site of Fort Fitzhughfort · 1.5 hrs
- Ray Roberts Lakelake · 45 min
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pecan Creek Unitlake · 45 min
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintschurch · 30 min
- Leeper Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Gainesville
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Gainesville?
Frank Buck Zoo (nature spot, about 3 km), Leeper Lake (lake, about 15 km), Bailey, Joseph Weldon (heritage site, about 1 km), Cooke County Free Library (heritage site, about 1 km), Davis, William Owen (heritage site, about 1 km), Dougherty, F. M. (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Gainesville?
95 places on Spotwander: 37 forts & heritage, 30 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 9 churches, 8 museums, 6 hill stations & viewpoints.
Which is the nearest fort to Gainesville?
Bailey, Joseph Weldon, about 1 km by road; Cooke County Free Library (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Gainesville?
Lake Dealey Dam, about 15 km by road; Leeper Lake (15 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Gainesville?
Start in Gainesville, visit Site of Fort Fitzhugh, then Ray Roberts Lake, then Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pecan Creek Unit, then The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then Leeper Lake, and drive back — about 101 km by road in all.