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Places near Swansboro by type
All 190 places by distance →One day from Swansboro
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:56 pm
87 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Swansboro
- Hammocks Beach State Parkbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Piney Grove Churchchurch · 30 min
- Pond Pine Wildernessnature spot · 2 hrs
- Pocosin Wildernessnature spot · 2 hrs
- Bogue Soundlake · 45 min
- Back in Swansboro
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Swansboro?
Hammocks Beach State Park (beach, about 5 km), Pocosin Wilderness (nature spot, about 18 km), Peter Ringware House c1778 (heritage site, about 1 km), Pond Pine Wilderness (nature spot, about 22 km), Jones Island (island, about 2 km), Bogue Sound (lake, about 25 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Swansboro?
85 places on Spotwander: 20 churches, 8 forts & heritage, 15 beaches & coast, 4 museums, 9 rivers, islands & mangroves.
Which is the nearest church to Swansboro?
One Harbor Church I Swansboro, about 1 km by road; Saint Peter's by the Sea Episcopal Church (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Swansboro?
Peter Ringware House c1778, about 1 km by road; Theophilus Weeks Marker (0 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Swansboro?
Start in Swansboro, visit Hammocks Beach State Park, then Piney Grove Church, then Pond Pine Wilderness, then Pocosin Wilderness, then Bogue Sound, and drive back — about 87 km by road in all.