Worth the trip from Maugansville: Raven Rock Mountain Complex, 18 mi off
A typical year brings about 4.6M visitors to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. No place to visit is mapped inside Maugansville; 25 are within 40 miles. Look for 7 museums, 5 landmarks and 2 national battlefields. Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center lies 44 mi out, the pick for a day trip.
Raven Rock Mountain Complex
Architectural structure.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
The map ends at Rockhill Trolley Museum, 39 mi out.
Orange: Maugansville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
Nothing is inside Maugansville itself; these 75 are within 60 miles.
2Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Civilian command facility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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4Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
5Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Former school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA.
6National Capital Trolley Museum
A nonprofit organization that operates historic trolleys (or trams) for the public on a regular schedule.
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8Glenstone
American private art museum in Potomac, Maryland, United States.
9Antietam National Battlefield
Historical area from the American Civil War.
10Gettysburg Battlefield
Site of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
11Gettysburg National Cemetery
United States national cemetery created for Union casualties of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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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.
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
130 acre-park in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Sugar Loaf Mountain
National Natural Landmark in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
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.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
The Angle
In the American Civil War, an area of the Gettysburg battlefield.
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.
Fort Cumberland
18th-century frontier fort at the current site of Cumberland, Maryland.
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.
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site in Glen Echo, Maryland, United States.
Fort Bedford
Historic military fortification in Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.
System Source Computer Museum
Computer Museum in Hunt Valley, Maryland, U.S.
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.
Appalachian Trail Museum
Museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Pennsylvania.
James and Anne Robinson Nature Center
Nature education facility in Howard County, Maryland, U.S..
Literary Hall
Mid-19th-century library and museum in Romney, West Virginia.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
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.
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.
Parks and trails in Maugansville → · Maugansville’s history →
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 · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: 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 · Glenstone: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, 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 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: Gregory F. Maxwell PGP:0xB0413BFA, GFDL 1.2 · Sugar Loaf Mountain: Lowell Silverman at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Eisenhower National Historic Site: Jack E. Boucher, Public domain · Great Falls: MamaGeek (talk/contrib), CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · The Angle: User:JediKnyghte, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seneca Creek State Park: Eileen McVey, NESDIS, NOAA Central Library, 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 · The Pennsylvania State Memorial: Midnightdreary, Public domain · FNB Field: Whammies Were Here, Public domain · Glen Echo Park: Mary Ann Daly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monocacy National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Cumberland: Unknown, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Clara Barton National Historic Site: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Rockhill Trolley Museum: Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · System Source Computer Museum: Logg Tandy, CC BY 4.0 · Great Falls Tavern: Russ, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Hagerstown Aviation Museum: Hagerstown Aviation Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Coffee Pot: Jeff Kubina from Columbia, Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · James and Anne Robinson Nature Center: Sarr Cat, CC0 · Literary Hall: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum: F Delventhal from Outside Washington, D.C., US, CC BY 2.0
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