Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, 27 mi from Skellytown
Skellytown has 11 notable places within 60 miles, among them 2 national park units. Each year, some 1M people go to Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. Beyond the town, Palo Duro Canyon sits 51 mi away.
Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon system in the U.S. state of Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
The outermost point is Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum, at 40 mi.
Orange: Skellytown. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place by place
All 11 on the list lie within 60 miles.
2Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
U.S. national monument in Texas.
3American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame for Quarter Horses and people connected to the Quarter Horse.
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7Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area of the United States in Texas.
8Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum
Museum in Texas, USA, operated by Panhandle-Plains Historical Society.
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11Carson County Square House Museum
Building in Panhandle, Carson County, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Skellytown →
Photo credits
Palo Duro Canyon: Kimberly Vardeman from Lubbock, TX, USA, CC BY 3.0 · Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wonderland Park: Slapshot46 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum: Venturist from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Don Harrington Discovery Center: Who What Where Nguyen Why, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: NPS, Public domain · Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Who What Where Nguyen Why~commonswiki assum, Public domain · Amarillo Museum of Art: Who What Where Nguyen Why a/k/a Anonymous Cow, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Texas Air & Space Museum: Richardawarner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carson County Square House Museum: The original uploader was Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
