1Lincoln's New Salem
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
Attractions near Scotland Township
Nothing in Scotland Township itself: Carthage Jail is 28 mi away
No place to visit is mapped inside Scotland Township; 4 are within 40 miles. The commonest are 3 museums and a city park. For a longer trip, Lincoln's New Salem lies 51 mi away.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Dickson Mounds
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Museum · 27 mi east
Dickson Mounds
Native American historical site in Illinois, U.S..
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The places, mapped
Carl Sandburg State Historic Site, 39 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Scotland Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
These 12 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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5New Philadelphia National Historic Site
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
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11George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and conservatory in Peoria, Illinois.
12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0
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