Local favourite fort · Cherokee, Texas
Ponta
Ponta is a fort in Cherokee, Texas.
Ponta: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Ponta
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Ponta — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.89855, -95.07508. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Ponta
- Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~43 km · Must-see
- Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~46 km · Must-see
- Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~57 km · Must-see
- Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~62 km · Must-see
- The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~64 km · Must-see
- SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~64 km · Must-see
- Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~65 km · Must-see
- Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~69 km · Must-see
- Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~72 km · Must-see
- Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~72 km · Must-see
- Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~73 km · Must-see
- Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~74 km · Must-see
- Dr. William Reuben Tennison · fort · Cherokee · ~10 km
- Lake Striker Dam · lake · Rusk · ~12 km
- Corinth Church · church · Cherokee · ~14 km
- Rusk City Lake Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~15 km
- Campsite Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~15 km
- Pine Crest Lake Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~16 km
Other forts & heritage near Ponta
- Dr. William Reuben Tennison · fort · Cherokee · ~10 km
- Dr. I. K. Frazier Home · fort · Cherokee · ~17 km
- Cherokee County · fort · Cherokee · ~17 km
- Cherokee County Courthouse · fort · Cherokee · ~17 km
- Cherokee County C.S.A. · fort · Cherokee · ~17 km
- Annie Ella (McCallum) Ault · fort · Cherokee · ~17 km
- Cedar Hill Cemetery · fort · Cherokee · ~18 km
- Confederate Training Camp · fort · Cherokee · ~18 km
- Craft Baptist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~19 km
- C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound · fort · Cherokee · ~20 km
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Frequently asked
Is Ponta open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Ponta yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Ponta?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Ponta?
Nearby: Caddo Mounds State Historic Site (park, 43 km), Lake Tyler Marina Resort (attraction, 46 km), Big Slough Wilderness (sanctuary, 57 km), Lake Palestine (lake, 62 km), The Stone Fort Museum (museum, 64 km), SFA Mast Arboretum (park, 64 km).