Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near Portland Township
A day out from Portland Township: Rock Island Arsenal, 26 mi away
Around Portland Township, the places to visit include 7 museums, 3 gardens and an ancient site. All of it lies outside: 13 places within 40 miles, none inside Portland Township. Visits to Figge Art Museum run to about 77K a year. Further afield lies Starved Rock State Park, at 59 mi.
Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
26 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
National park units
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parks & monuments
Ancient site · 26 mi west
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
To the west is where most of the 13 lie.
Orange: Portland Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All the places to visit
These 21 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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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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14Chana School
Two-room schoolhouse museum, moved from Chana, Illinois to Oregon, Illinois.
Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Historic building in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
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 Portland Township → · Portland 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 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), 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 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · 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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