Whitney

Whitney: 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 Whitney

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 Whitney — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.95090, -97.32184. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whitney

• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~13 km · Must-see
• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~15 km · Must-see
• Grandview · museum · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Waco Mammoth National Monument · sanctuary · McLennan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~51 km · Must-see
• The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum · museum · Johnson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park · park · McLennan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Layland Museum · museum · Johnson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLennan · ~57 km · Must-see
• The Rock Church · church · Bosque · ~58 km · Must-see
• Alvarado Park Lake · lake · Johnson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Creation Evidence Museum · museum · Somervell · ~69 km · Must-see
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~70 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Valley State Park · park · Somervell · ~71 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Whitney

Other forts & heritage near Whitney

• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Gates · fort · Coryell · ~89 km · Must-see
• Fort Worth Zoo · fort · Tarrant · ~107 km · Must-see
• Marrow Bone Spring · fort · Tarrant · ~107 km · Must-see
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth · fort · Tarrant · ~111 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · fort · Dallas · ~132 km · Must-see
• Hall of State · fort · Dallas · ~133 km · Must-see
• Boesch House · fort · Hill · ~0 km
• Carver Homestead · fort · Hill · ~2 km
• Bethlehem Cemetery (HTC) · fort · Hill · ~3 km

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