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Attractions near Oakland Township

Around Oakland Township, Lincoln's New Salem leads the list

Nothing on our list is inside Oakland Township; the 3 places to visit are within 40 miles. Further afield lies Lincoln Tomb, at 53 mi. The list around it takes in 3 national park units.

Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
53 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 53 mi southeast

Lincoln Tomb

Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The lie of the land

The farthest of them, Lincoln's New Salem, is 40 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

All the places to visit

These 21 are all within 60 miles.

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

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

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

Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0

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