Shawnee National Forest
United States National Forest located in Southern Illinois.
Attractions near Carrier Mills Township
A day out from Carrier Mills Township: Shawnee National Forest, 13 mi away
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 40 miles, none inside Carrier Mills Township. They include a national forest, a park & preserve and a cave. Day-trippers head 43 mi out to Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site.
Attractions nearby
7
within 60 miles
The big one
13 mi
Shawnee National Forest
National forest · 13 mi south
Shawnee National Forest
United States National Forest located in Southern Illinois.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
The 3 outside town cluster to the southeast.
Orange: Carrier Mills Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place by place
Look within 60 miles for all 7.
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4Fort Defiance
Park and former military fortification in Cairo, Illinois, United States.
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7University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden
Research farm and botanical garden in Princeton, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Carrier Mills Township → · Carrier Mills Township’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Shawnee National Forest: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Garden of the Gods Wilderness: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cave-in-Rock State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Magnolia Manor: MuZemike, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden: Dlove4000, CC BY-SA 3.0
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