26 mi from Charlton, Raven Rock Mountain Complex leads the list
Visits to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park run to about 4.6M a year. Look within 40 miles for the 26 places to visit; none is inside Charlton. The mix takes in 8 museums, 6 landmarks and 2 national battlefields. Allow a day for Flight 93 National Memorial, 60 mi off.
Raven Rock Mountain Complex
Architectural structure.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Finding your way
The map ends at Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, 40 mi out.
Orange: Charlton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
The list runs to 62 places, all within 60 miles.
2Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Civilian command facility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
3Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
4
5Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Former school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA.
6Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
7National Capital Trolley Museum
A nonprofit organization that operates historic trolleys (or trams) for the public on a regular schedule.
8
9Antietam National Battlefield
Historical area from the American Civil War.
10Glenstone
American private art museum in Potomac, Maryland, United States.
11Gettysburg Battlefield
Site of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
12Gettysburg National Cemetery
United States national cemetery created for Union casualties of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
13Gettysburg National Military Park
National park in Pennsylvania, United States.
14Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
2,500 acres at confluence of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Sugar Loaf Mountain
National Natural Landmark in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
130 acre-park in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Catoctin Mountain Park
U.S. National Park system unit and historic district, in north-central Maryland.
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Sites of the first and second battles of Bull Run/Manassas, Virginia, maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.
George Washington Memorial Parkway
7,142-acre parkway in Virginia and the District of Columbia in the United States, that is maintained by the National Park Service.
The Angle
In the American Civil War, an area of the Gettysburg battlefield.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
Seneca Creek State Park
State park in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
Monocacy National Battlefield
Memorializing the Battle of Monocacy (1864), fought near the Monocacy River.
Williams Grove Amusement Park
Abandoned amusement park near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
Museum in Pennsylvania, US.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Historic site in Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, Virginia.
Fort Bedford
Historic military fortification in Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.
Great Falls Tavern
Historic tavern serves as the main C&O Canal National Historical Park visitor center.
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens and event venue in Vienna, Virginia, USA.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
Appalachian Trail Museum
Museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Pennsylvania.
Literary Hall
Mid-19th-century library and museum in Romney, West Virginia.
Colvin Run Mill
Operational 19th-century water-powered mill in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Hagerstown City Park
Historic public urban park in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
National Sporting Library
Library and museum in Middleburg, Virginia, USA.
William E. Swigart, Jr. Antique Automobile Museum
Non-profit museum dedicated to the preservation of American automobile history.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Charlton → · Charlton’s history →
Photo credits
Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Capital Trolley Museum: Frank Hicks, Wheaton Maryland, Public domain · Lake Fairfax Park: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glenstone: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Sugar Loaf Mountain: Lowell Silverman at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eisenhower National Historic Site: Jack E. Boucher, Public domain · Great Falls: MamaGeek (talk/contrib), CC BY 3.0 · Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: Gregory F. Maxwell PGP:0xB0413BFA, GFDL 1.2 · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manassas National Battlefield Park: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · George Washington Memorial Parkway: Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain · The Angle: User:JediKnyghte, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Seneca Creek State Park: Eileen McVey, NESDIS, NOAA Central Library, Public domain · The Pennsylvania State Memorial: Midnightdreary, Public domain · Dunker Church: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Billy Goat Trail: User:Cyde, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monocacy National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Oatlands Plantation: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: GustaveCourbet, Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center: Concord, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rockhill Trolley Museum: Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Falls Tavern: Russ, CC BY 2.0 · Meadowlark Botanical Gardens: WBFolsom, CC BY 3.0 · Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Appalachian Trail Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg National Museum: Pub. by L. E. Smith, Wholesale Distributor, Gettysburg, PA. "Tichnor Quality Vie, Public domain · Glen Burnie: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hagerstown Aviation Museum: Hagerstown Aviation Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Literary Hall: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Coffee Pot: Jeff Kubina from Columbia, Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bear Branch Nature Center: Cohee, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bedford Village Archeological Site: thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Colvin Run Mill: Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hagerstown City Park: Heather Holman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hessian Powder Magazine: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Sporting Library: Hreuter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orland E. White Research Arboretum: by Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Franklin County Jail: Smallbones, Public domain · Josephine City School: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0
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