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Places near Tarboro by type
All 228 places by distance →One day from Tarboro
5 stops, one loop, back by 6:21 pm
164 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Tarboro
- Squires Ridgeheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Fort Branchfort · 1.5 hrs
- Etheridge Swampnature spot · 2 hrs
- Whitaker Chapelchurch · 30 min
- Nobles Mill Pond Damdam · 45 min
- Back in Tarboro
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Tarboro?
Norfleet Cotton Press (heritage site, about 1 km), Calvary Episcopal Church (church, about 1 km), Squires Ridge (heritage site, about 13 km), Whitaker Chapel (church, about 34 km), Nobles Mill Pond Dam (dam, about 15 km), Fort Branch (fort, about 41 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Tarboro?
57 places on Spotwander: 22 churches, 11 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 8 forts & heritage, 9 wildlife, forests & gardens, 3 museums.
Which is the nearest church to Tarboro?
Calvary Episcopal Church, about 1 km by road; Union Branch Church (30 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Tarboro?
Nobles Mill Pond Dam, about 15 km by road; Whites Millpond (36 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Tarboro?
Start in Tarboro, visit Squires Ridge, then Fort Branch, then Etheridge Swamp, then Whitaker Chapel, then Nobles Mill Pond Dam, and drive back — about 164 km by road in all.




























