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Places near McAlester by type
All 280 places by distance →One day from McAlester
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:05 pm
43 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave McAlester
- Bald Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Piney Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Krebs Lake Damdam · 45 min
- North McAlester Baptist Churchchurch · 30 min
- Lake Talawanda Number Onelake · 45 min
- Back in McAlester
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near McAlester?
North McAlester Baptist Church (church, about 4 km), Garrard Ardeneum (park, about 1 km), First Free Will Baptist Church (church, about 1 km), All Saints Episcopal Church (church, about 1 km), Bald Mountain (viewpoint, about 4 km), Youth Lake Dam (dam, about 5 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of McAlester?
74 places on Spotwander: 35 hill stations & viewpoints, 27 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 churches, 2 forts & heritage, 1 park.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to McAlester?
Bald Mountain, about 4 km by road; Piney Mountain (9 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to McAlester?
Youth Lake Dam, about 5 km by road; Lake Talawanda Number One (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from McAlester?
Start in McAlester, visit Bald Mountain, then Piney Mountain, then Krebs Lake Dam, then North McAlester Baptist Church, then Lake Talawanda Number One, and drive back — about 43 km by road in all.