Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near St. Augustine
Dickson Mounds, 30 mi from St. Augustine
With nothing inside St. Augustine, the list has 4 places within 40 miles. The mix takes in 2 museums, a zoo & aquarium and a city park. At 55 mi, Rock Island Arsenal is worth the journey.
Attractions nearby
22
within 60 miles
The big one
55 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
Ancient site · 55 mi north
Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
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Finding your way
The map ends at Crapo Park, 37 mi out.
Orange: St. Augustine. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of it
22 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
2Lincoln's New Salem
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
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13Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
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Adlai E. Stevenson I House
Historic house in Metamora, Woodford County, Illinois.
Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Historic building in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and conservatory in Peoria, Illinois.
Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
Historic former courthouse in Woodford County, 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.
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Photo credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, 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 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · 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 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0
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