Around Mounds, Shawnee National Forest leads the list
With nothing inside Mounds, the list has 5 places within 40 miles. The commonest are 2 ancient sites, 2 museums and a national forest. Beyond the town, Reelfoot Lake sits 52 mi away.
Reelfoot Lake
Sag pond in Tennessee, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Around Mounds, mapped
Out of town, most of the 5 are to the south.
Orange: Mounds. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
These 8 are within 60 miles, none in town.
2Shawnee National Forest
United States National Forest located in Southern Illinois.
4Fort Defiance
Park and former military fortification in Cairo, Illinois, United States.
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8Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Mounds → · Mounds’ history →
Photo credits
Reelfoot Lake: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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 · Magnolia Manor: MuZemike, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus-Belmont State Park: Knowledgeum at en.wikipedia, Public domain
