German Settlements

German Settlements: 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 German Settlements

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 German Settlements — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.70494, -98.95863. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near German Settlements

• Hairy Knob · viewpoint · Mason · ~30 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Mason and Camp Llano, C.S.A. · fort · Mason · ~33 km · Must-see
• Spy Rock · viewpoint · Mason · ~35 km · Must-see
• KBVO-TV (Llano) · attraction · Llano · ~47 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Martin Scott · fort · Gillespie · ~65 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Dam · lake · Llano · ~65 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake · lake · Llano · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Lyndon B. Johnson · lake · Burnet · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Buchanan · lake · Burnet · ~69 km · Must-see
• Roy Inks Dam · lake · Llano · ~69 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake State Park · lake · Burnet · ~70 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Cavern State Park · park · Burnet · ~72 km · Must-see
• McCulloch County · museum · McCulloch · ~75 km · Must-see
• Castell School · fort · Llano · ~1 km
• First Known Religious Services in Mason County · fort · Mason · ~1 km
• Briscoe Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~13 km

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Other forts & heritage near German Settlements

• Fort Mason and Camp Llano, C.S.A. · fort · Mason · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Martin Scott · fort · Gillespie · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort Croghan Historical Site · fort · Burnet · ~86 km · Must-see
• Treue Der Union Monument · fort · Kendall · ~102 km · Must-see
• Fort McKavett State Historic Site · fort · Menard · ~139 km · Must-see
• Castell School · fort · Llano · ~1 km
• First Known Religious Services in Mason County · fort · Mason · ~1 km
• First Church in Mason County, Site of · fort · Mason · ~19 km
• Art Methodist Church · fort · Mason · ~20 km
• Bethel M. E. Church · fort · Mason · ~25 km

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