28 mi from Somerset, Lake Cumberland leads the list
A typical year brings about 774K visitors to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Look within 40 miles for the 7 places to visit; none is inside Somerset. There are 3 museums, a lake and a waterfall to choose from. Allow a day for Daniel Boone National Forest, 43 mi off.
Lake Cumberland
Man-made reservoir in Kentucky, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
Constitution Square State Historic Site marks the outer edge, 40 mi away.
Orange: Somerset. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The whole list for Somerset
13 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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4Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
5Fort Boonesborough State Park
State park and historic site in Kentucky, United States.
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7Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
In northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky, USA.
8Camp Nelson National Monument
525-acre (2.12 km2) national monument, historical museum and park located in southern Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Lexington, Kentucky.
9Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National monument in Kentucky, United States of America.
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12Constitution Square State Historic Site
Open-air museum in Danville, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Somerset → · Somerset’s history →
Photo credits
Lake Cumberland: Censusdata at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Pleasant Hill: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Camp Nelson National Monument: C. Bedford Crenshaw, aka Bedford at English Wikipedia, Attribution · Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument: C. Bedford Crenshaw, Attribution · Old Fort Harrod State Park: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Heron: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Constitution Square State Historic Site: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0
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