Raven Rock Mountain Complex, 16 mi from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park draws about 4.6M visitors a year. Our list finds nothing inside Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, but 26 places within 40 miles. The commonest are 8 museums, 5 landmarks and 2 national battlefields. Beyond the town, Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center sits 44 mi away.
Raven Rock Mountain Complex
Architectural structure.
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Where to find them
The map stretches to Rockhill Trolley Museum, 39 mi away.
Orange: Fountainhead-Orchard Hills. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The whole list for Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
Everything here is within 60 miles, 77 places in all.
2Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Civilian command facility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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4Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Former school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA.
5Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
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7National Capital Trolley Museum
A nonprofit organization that operates historic trolleys (or trams) for the public on a regular schedule.
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10Antietam National Battlefield
Historical area from the American Civil War.
11Glenstone
American private art museum in Potomac, Maryland, United States.
12Gettysburg Battlefield
Site of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
13Gettysburg National Cemetery
United States national cemetery created for Union casualties of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
14Gettysburg National Military Park
National park in Pennsylvania, United States.
Harpers 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.
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Museum in Silver Spring, 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.
Glen Echo Park
Arts and cultural center at former amusement park in 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.
Brookside Gardens
Public botanical gardens located in Wheaton Regional Park, in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.
City Island
Island in the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, 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.
System Source Computer Museum
Computer Museum in Hunt Valley, Maryland, U.S.
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site in Glen Echo, Maryland, United States.
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.
Bethesda Theatre
Movie theater and theater in Bethesda, Maryland, United States.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
Appalachian Trail Museum
Museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Pennsylvania.
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.
James and Anne Robinson Nature Center
Nature education facility in Howard County, Maryland, U.S..
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.
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum
A park and museum commemorating free African-American naturalist Benjamin Banneker.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · 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 · CIA Memorial Wall: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · National Capital Trolley Museum: Frank Hicks, Wheaton Maryland, Public domain · Lake Fairfax Park: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rock Creek Park: National Park Service, Public domain · 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 · National Museum of Health and Medicine: Unknown, 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 · CIA Museum: The Central Intelligence Agency, Public domain · 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 · Glen Echo Park: Mary Ann Daly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monocacy National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · FNB Field: Whammies Were Here, Public domain · Brookside Gardens: w:User:Rkphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0 · City Island: formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · System Source Computer Museum: Logg Tandy, CC BY 4.0 · Clara Barton National Historic Site: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Claude Moore Colonial Farm: Greenmars, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Falls Tavern: Russ, CC BY 2.0 · State Museum of Pennsylvania: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame: Au Kirk, CC BY 2.0 · Meadowlark Botanical Gardens: WBFolsom, CC BY 3.0 · Bethesda Theatre: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Appalachian Trail Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · DigiBarn Computer Museum: Aljawad, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · James and Anne Robinson Nature Center: Sarr Cat, CC0 · 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 · Harris Switch Tower: Niagara, CC BY 3.0 · Josephine City School: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum: F Delventhal from Outside Washington, D.C., US, CC BY 2.0
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