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Places near Scissors by type
All 245 places by distance →One day from Scissors
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:08 pm
75 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Scissors
- Donna Reservoir Number 2 Leveereservoir · 45 min
- Rio Grande Valleyviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Museum of South Texas Historymuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Donnachurch · 30 min
- World Birding Center - Estero Llano Grande State Parkpark · 45 min
- Back in Scissors
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Scissors?
World Birding Center - Estero Llano Grande State Park (park, about 12 km), Rio Grande Valley (viewpoint, about 14 km), American Legion Hall (heritage site, about 4 km), Donna (church, about 4 km), Donna Reservoir Number 2 Levee (reservoir, about 4 km), Donna Central Elementary School (heritage site, about 5 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Scissors?
138 places on Spotwander: 50 forts & heritage, 46 churches, 9 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 8 museums, 11 parks.
Which is the nearest fort to Scissors?
American Legion Hall, about 4 km by road; P.P. Ackley and the Texas Chisholm Trail (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Scissors?
Comunidad Gracia Sublime, about 3 km by road; Templo Elim Pentecostes (3 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Scissors?
Start in Scissors, visit Donna Reservoir Number 2 Levee, then Rio Grande Valley, then Museum of South Texas History, then Donna, then World Birding Center - Estero Llano Grande State Park, and drive back — about 75 km by road in all.