United States Penitentiary, 20 mi from Harlan
Visits to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park run to about 765K a year. Nothing is mapped inside Harlan, but 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for an ancient site, a mountain and a national historical park. Set 44 mi out, Daniel Boone National Forest makes a day trip.
United States Penitentiary
United States Federal High Security Prison.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
The map puts most of the 4 to the southwest.
Orange: Harlan. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
10 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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5Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
7Andrew 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.
9Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Harlan → · Harlan’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 Falls: ChrisKuehl, Public domain · 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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