Leave McDowell for Black Mountain, 39 mi away
Nothing on our list is inside McDowell; the 6 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, a mountain and a state park. Out of town, Red River Gorge is 55 mi away.
Black Mountain
Mountain in Kentucky, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where each one is
On the map, most of the 6 sit to the north.
Orange: McDowell. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
The list runs to 9 places, all within 60 miles.
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7U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
9Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum
Open-air museum in Salyersville, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in McDowell → · McDowell’s history →
Photo credits
Red River Gorge: Robert G. Davis, NWSRS, Public domain · United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natural Bridge State Resort Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Mountain Homeplace: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0
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