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Attractions near Colchester Township

Carthage Jail, 18 mi from Colchester Township

Nothing on our list is inside Colchester Township; the 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. They include 3 museums and a city park. A longer outing takes you to Lincoln's New Salem, 59 mi off.

Attractions nearby
11
within 60 miles
The big one
18 mi
Carthage Jail
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Museum · 18 mi west

Carthage Jail

Museum in Carthage, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The lie of the land

To the west is where most of the 4 lie.

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Orange: Colchester Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Everything on the list

These 11 are within 60 miles, none in town.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Colchester Township → · Colchester Township’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain

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