A day out from Cawood: United States Penitentiary, 14 mi away
Yearly visitors to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park number about 765K. With nothing inside Cawood, the list has 4 places within 40 miles. Look for an ancient site, a mountain and a national historical park. At 49 mi, Daniel Boone National Forest is worth the journey.
United States Penitentiary
United States Federal High Security Prison.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
Out of town, most of the 4 are to the southwest.
Orange: Cawood. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place after place
The list runs to 9 places, all within 60 miles.
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4Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
6Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the United States.
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Andrew Johnson, located in Tusculum, Tennessee.
8Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Cawood → · Cawood’s history →
Photo credits
United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Daniel Boone National Forest: Schwaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain
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