Jekyll Island
Island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County.
Attractions near Waynesville
Nothing in Waynesville itself: Jekyll Island is 24 mi away
Visits to Fort Frederica National Monument run to about 108K a year. No place to visit is mapped inside Waynesville; 8 are within 40 miles. The commonest are 3 museums, a park & preserve and a landmark. A longer outing takes you to Kingsley Plantation, 58 mi off.
Attractions nearby
14
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
Jekyll Island
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Park & preserve · 24 mi southeast
Jekyll Island
Island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The map view
Most of the 8 out of town lie to the southeast.
Orange: Waynesville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The full list
All of it lies within 60 miles: 14 places.
2Igbo Landing Historic Site
Historic site at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia.
3Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Nature center in Folkston, Georgia, USA.
4
5Fort Clinch
Place in Florida listed on National Register of historic Places.
6
7Cumberland Island National Seashore
Heritage site in St. Marys, Georgia, USA.
8Fort Frederica National Monument
Heritage site in St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA.
9Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Wetlands in Florida (U.S.) managed by the National Park Service.
White Oak Conservation
Wildlife and conservation center outside Yulee, Florida that specializes in exotic species.
12Amelia Island Museum of History
Archaeological museum and county jail in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
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14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Waynesville → · Waynesville’s history →
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Photo credits
Jekyll Island: normanack on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Igbo Landing Historic Site: Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain · Kingsley Plantation: Original uploader was Emanuel Kingsley at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Clinch: Fl295 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens: Patrick Coin (Patrick Coin), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Cumberland Island National Seashore: The original uploader was Pgabolde at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Frederica National Monument: Bubba73 (talk), Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amelia Island Museum of History: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dorchester Academy: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jekyll Island Museum: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0
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