Fallingwater
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.
Attractions near McCoole
A day out from McCoole: Dolly Sods Wilderness, 38 mi away
Some 4.6M visitors a year come to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. All of it lies outside: 13 places within 40 miles, none inside McCoole. The mix takes in 4 ski areas, a park & preserve and a mountain. Set 41 mi out, Fallingwater makes a day trip.
Attractions nearby
38
within 60 miles
The big one
41 mi
Fallingwater
National park units
6
parks & monuments
Ski areas
7
Canaan Valley Ski Resort
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 41 mi northwest
Fallingwater
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.
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What’s around McCoole
The outermost point is Canaan Valley Ski Resort, at 40 mi.
Orange: McCoole. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
Look within 60 miles for all 38 places listed.
2Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
3Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
4
5Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
American football stadium in West Virginia, US.
6
7Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Historic fort and battlefield in Pennsylvania USA.
8
9Idlewild and Soak Zone
Children's amusement park near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA.
12Fort Ligonier
British fortification from the French and Indian War in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
13Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
14
Ohiopyle State Park
State park in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Fort Cumberland
18th-century frontier fort at the current site of Cumberland, Maryland.
Laurel Mountain Ski Resort
Mountain in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Historic house in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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.
Literary Hall
Mid-19th-century library and museum in Romney, West Virginia.
West Virginia Botanic Garden
Park in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in McCoole → · McCoole’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, 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 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Spruce Mountain: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Blackwater Falls: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Cumberland: Unknown, Public domain · Laurel Mountain Ski Resort: jcalz (talk)calzarette, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canaan Valley Ski Resort: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: GustaveCourbet, Public domain · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Earl L. Core Arboretum: Darren Ringer, CC BY-SA 2.5 · The Coffee Pot: Jeff Kubina from Columbia, Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Glen Burnie: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Literary Hall: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bedford Village Archeological Site: thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Orland E. White Research Arboretum: by Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Josephine City School: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0
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