34 mi from Hiawassee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park leads the list
Around 11.5M people visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. No place to visit is mapped inside Hiawassee; 12 are within 40 miles. Look for 3 waterfalls, 2 mountains and 2 national forests. Further afield, Dollywood is 60 mi from the centre.
Dollywood
Theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
The farthest of them, Amicalola Falls, is 39 mi out.
Orange: Hiawassee. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
The list runs to 43 places, all within 60 miles.
2Great Smoky Mountains National Park
U.S. national park in Tennessee and North Carolina.
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5Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
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8Currahee Mountain
Mountain located in Stephens County, Georgia, near Toccoa.
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Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest
United States national forest in Gainesville, Georgia, USA.
Judaculla Rock
Archaeological site in Jackson County, United States of America.
Ober Mountain Adventure Park & Ski Area
Amusement park and ski area in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Fort Loudoun
British colonial-era fort in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States.
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Nature center in Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA.
Fort Hill
Historic house museum and library in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.
Museum of the Cherokee People
Museum, archive organization in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
Woodburn Plantation
Historic building in Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S.A..
Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden
Protected garden in Georgia, United States.
South Carolina Botanical Garden
Botanical garden on the campus of Clemson University in South Carolina, United States.
Clemson Area African American Museum
African American museum in Clemson, South Carolina.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Hiawassee → · Hiawassee’s history →
Photo credits
Dollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Kuwohi: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Public domain · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brasstown Bald: Unknown, Public domain · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Mount Le Conte: No machine-readable author provided. Blinutne assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nantahala National Forest: Sdrtm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Lake Burton: JJeffTV at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest: Thomson200, CC0 · Amicalola Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0 · Judaculla Rock: Spjctim, Public domain · Anna Ruby Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanasi: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Fort Loudoun: The original uploader was LMUBill at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chota: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Fort Mountain State Park: Thomson200, CC0 · Table Rock State Park: Clemson3564, CC BY 3.0 · Kituwa: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Keizers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Hill: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers: Aludden1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of the Cherokee People: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · Oconaluftee Indian Village: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site: HowardSF at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Woodburn Plantation: KudzuVine, Public domain · Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hanover House: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Carolina Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · Clemson Area African American Museum: FefePipepipe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame: DollyFanJoie at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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