39 mi from Oneida, Red River Gorge leads the list
Yearly visitors to Daniel Boone National Forest number about 2.5M. Nothing is mapped inside Oneida, but 3 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in a canyon & gorge, a national forest and a state park. Out of town, United States Penitentiary is 53 mi away.
Daniel Boone National Forest
National forest in Kentucky.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the north.
Orange: Oneida. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
These 15 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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6Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
7Fort Boonesborough State Park
State park and historic site in Kentucky, United States.
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9Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
In northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky, USA.
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12U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
13East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
Magoffin 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 Oneida → · Oneida’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 · 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 · Fort Boonesborough State Park: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natural Bridge State Resort Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain · Mountain Homeplace: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bluegrass Heritage Museum: Steve Farmer, Public domain · Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0
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