Indiana Dunes National Park
United States National Park in Indiana.
Attractions near Ashkum
Worth the trip from Ashkum: Mazon Creek, 37 mi off
The best-known day out from Ashkum is Indiana Dunes National Park, 51 mi away. Nothing is mapped inside Ashkum, but 2 places to visit are within 40 miles. They include a park & preserve and a national forest.
Attractions nearby
22
within 60 miles
The big one
51 mi
Indiana Dunes National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Park · 51 mi northeast
Indiana Dunes National Park
United States National Park in Indiana.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
Mazon Creek marks the outer edge, 37 mi away.
Orange: Ashkum. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
The list runs to 22 places, all within 60 miles.
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3Mazon Creek
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
5Site A / Plot M Disposal Site
Nuclear disposal site in Cook County, Illinois, US.
6Pullman National Historical Park
Historic district and national monument in Chicago.
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9Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Performing arts complex at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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Slovenian Women's Union of America
Ethnic fraternal benefit and social organization in the USA.
University of Illinois Conservatory and Plant Collection
Conservatory and botanical garden in Urbana, Illinois.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Ashkum → · Ashkum’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Site A / Plot M Disposal Site: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pullman National Historical Park: Boven, CC0 · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · National Shrine of St Therese: Friendsoftherese, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spurlock Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Indiana Botanic Gardens: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gaylord Building: User:Lar, CC BY 2.5 · Taltree Arboretum and Gardens: Anders Lagerås, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Illinois Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Centennial Park: CU Wiki Users/bobpalez, CC BY 3.0 · Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden: Dual Freq, CC BY 2.5 · Slovenian Women's Union of America: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0
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