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Places near Monahans by type
All 226 places by distance →One day from Monahans
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:26 pm
187 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Monahans
- Monahans Sandhills State Parkpark · 45 min
- King Lakelake · 45 min
- Ector County Discovery Wellheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Odessa Meteor Craterviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Imperial Damdam · 45 min
- Back in Monahans
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Monahans?
Monahans Sandhills State Park (park, about 10 km), Church of Christ (church, about 1 km), Apostolic Church (church, about 1 km), Christ The King Catholic Church Sands Art Center (heritage site, about 1 km), Million Barrel Museum (museum, about 2 km), Monahan's Well (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Monahans?
115 places on Spotwander: 29 forts & heritage, 26 churches, 17 parks, 16 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 7 hill stations & viewpoints.
Which is the nearest fort to Monahans?
Monahan's Well, about 1 km by road; Christ The King Catholic Church Sands Art Center (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Monahans?
First Baptist Church, about 1 km by road; Church of Christ (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Monahans?
Start in Monahans, visit Monahans Sandhills State Park, then King Lake, then Ector County Discovery Well, then Odessa Meteor Crater, then Imperial Dam, and drive back — about 187 km by road in all.