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The 3 places worth the trip
Places near Throckmorton by type
All 154 places by distance →One day from Throckmorton
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:18 pm
132 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Throckmorton
- Bush Knob Massacreheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Fort Griffin State Historic Sitefort · 1.5 hrs
- Capt. Marcy Meets Chief Senacoheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Texas A and M Experimental Ranch Lake Damdam · 45 min
- Keeter Damdam · 45 min
- Back in Throckmorton
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Throckmorton?
Camp Cooper, C.S.A. (heritage site, about 1 km), Lake Throckmorton Dam (dam, about 2 km), Bush Knob Massacre (heritage site, about 12 km), Texas A and M Experimental Ranch Lake Dam (dam, about 15 km), Keeter Dam (dam, about 15 km), Fort Griffin State Historic Site (fort, about 36 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Throckmorton?
30 places on Spotwander: 16 forts & heritage, 3 hill stations & viewpoints, 10 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 1 waterfall.
Which is the nearest fort to Throckmorton?
Camp Cooper, C.S.A., about 1 km by road; Bush Knob Massacre (12 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Throckmorton?
Buzzard Peak, about 30 km by road; Antelope Hills (42 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Throckmorton?
Start in Throckmorton, visit Bush Knob Massacre, then Fort Griffin State Historic Site, then Capt. Marcy Meets Chief Senaco, then Texas A and M Experimental Ranch Lake Dam, then Keeter Dam, and drive back — about 132 km by road in all.