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Places near Glencoe by type
All 180 places by distance →One day from Glencoe
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:20 pm
83 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Glencoe
- New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins State Historic Siteheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- New Smyrna Beachbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthousebeach · 1.5 hrs
- Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardensgarden · 45 min
- Deep Creek Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Glencoe
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Glencoe?
New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins State Historic Site (heritage site, about 4 km), New Smyrna Museum of History (church, about 6 km), Old Fort Park (fort, about 6 km), Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse (beach, about 9 km), New Smyrna Beach (beach, about 10 km), Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens (garden, about 17 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Glencoe?
82 places on Spotwander: 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 18 museums, 16 forts & heritage, 6 wildlife, forests & gardens, 11 churches.
Which is the nearest lake to Glencoe?
Lake Helen, about 32 km by road; Lake Harney Wilderness Area (35 km) is next.
Which is the nearest museum to Glencoe?
Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum, about 5 km by road; The Hub on Canal (6 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Glencoe?
Start in Glencoe, visit New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins State Historic Site, then New Smyrna Beach, then Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse, then Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens, then Deep Creek Preserve, and drive back — about 83 km by road in all.






























