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Places near Gatesville by type
All 263 places by distance →One day from Gatesville
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:32 pm
41 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Gatesville
- Cedar Ridge Churchchurch · 30 min
- Fort Gatesfort · 1.5 hrs
- Peni-Bilt Damdam · 45 min
- Bald Knobviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Walker Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Gatesville
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Gatesville?
Fort Gates (fort, about 9 km), Coryell County Courthouse (heritage site, about 1 km), Dr. John Calhoun Bates (heritage site, about 1 km), Coryell Community Church (church, about 3 km), Cedar Ridge Church (church, about 4 km), Walker Lake (lake, about 6 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Gatesville?
107 places on Spotwander: 41 forts & heritage, 18 churches, 29 hill stations & viewpoints, 8 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 7 museums.
Which is the nearest fort to Gatesville?
Coryell County Courthouse, about 1 km by road; Dr. John Calhoun Bates (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Gatesville?
Coryell Community Church, about 3 km by road; Cedar Ridge Church (4 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Gatesville?
Start in Gatesville, visit Cedar Ridge Church, then Fort Gates, then Peni-Bilt Dam, then Bald Knob, then Walker Lake, and drive back — about 41 km by road in all.