Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near Newton Township
A day out from Newton Township: Rock Island Arsenal, 25 mi away
Visitors to Newton Township can choose from 7 museums, 3 gardens and an ancient site. Nothing is mapped inside Newton Township, but 13 places to visit are within 40 miles. Figge Art Museum draws about 77K visitors a year. Further out, Charles Mound is 55 mi away.
Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
25 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ancient site · 25 mi southwest
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
On the map
On the map, most of the 13 sit to the southwest.
Orange: Newton Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
21 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
2Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
3
4Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
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9John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
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12Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
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Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Historic building in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
Chana School
Two-room schoolhouse museum, moved from Chana, Illinois to Oregon, Illinois.
Pine Creek Gristmill
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County.
Quad City Botanical Center
Set of botanical gardens in Rock Island, Illinois.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Newton Township → · Newton Township’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Market House: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Creek Gristmill: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Quad City Botanical Center: Ctjf83 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ryan Round Barn: Ibzumin, CC BY-SA 3.0
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