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Attractions near Rountree Township

From Rountree Township, 38 mi to Lincoln Tomb

Some 124K visitors a year come to Lincoln Home National Historic Site. The town has no place on our list of its own; 10 are within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, a landmark and a national historic site. At 57 mi, Cahokia is worth the journey.

Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
57 mi
Cahokia
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
State park · 57 mi southwest

Cahokia

Archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

Out of town, most of the 10 are to the north.

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

Everything nearby

Every place, in and near Rountree Township

All 21 on the list lie within 60 miles.

Monks Mound

Landmark · 56 mi southwest · read 54K times a year on Wikipedia

Part of Cahokia, the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

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

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

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

Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Katy Trail State Park: Heath Cajandig, CC BY 2.0 · Mound 72: Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · The Cross at the Crossroads: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Vandalia State House State Historic Site: Lyle Kruger, Public domain · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Gardens at SIUE: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), CC BY-SA 3.0

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