Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison: 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 Roy Orbison

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 Roy Orbison — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.75290, -103.15564. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roy Orbison

• Monahans Sandhills State Park · park · Ward · ~41 km · Must-see
• Roy Orbison Museum · museum · Winkler · ~0 km
• Colonel C. M. Winkler · fort · Winkler · ~16 km
• Blue Star Memorial · fort · Winkler · ~16 km
• Historic Medallion Home · fort · Winkler · ~17 km
• Christ The King Catholic Church Sands Art Center · fort · Ward · ~37 km
• Church of Christ · church · Ward · ~39 km
• Apostolic Church · church · Ward · ~39 km
• Million Barrel Museum · museum · Ward · ~40 km
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Winkler · ~40 km
• Ector County High Point · viewpoint · Ector · ~50 km
• King Lake · lake · Ector · ~54 km
• Kammerer Tanks · lake · Lea · ~55 km
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Lea · ~57 km
• Custer Mountain · viewpoint · Lea · ~58 km
• Vicinity of Significant Neighbors-Ford Trial · fort · Reeves · ~60 km
• North Temple Baptist Church · church · Reeves · ~60 km
• Emigrants' Crossing · fort · Reeves · ~61 km

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Other forts & heritage near Roy Orbison

• Colonel C. M. Winkler · fort · Winkler · ~16 km
• Blue Star Memorial · fort · Winkler · ~16 km
• Historic Medallion Home · fort · Winkler · ~17 km
• Christ The King Catholic Church Sands Art Center · fort · Ward · ~37 km
• Vicinity of Significant Neighbors-Ford Trial · fort · Reeves · ~60 km
• Emigrants' Crossing · fort · Reeves · ~61 km
• Alamo Letter Statue · fort · Reeves · ~61 km
• First Baptist Church of Pecos City · fort · Reeves · ~61 km
• Ector County Discovery Well · fort · Ector · ~63 km
• Butterfield Overland Stage Line · fort · Ward · ~70 km

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