1George Washington Birthplace National Monument
550 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Smith Island
Leave Smith Island for USS Texas, 18 mi away
Roughly 2.3M visitors a year make it to Assateague Island National Seashore. Nothing on our list is inside Smith Island; the 13 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 6 museums, 2 ancient sites and a state park. George Washington Birthplace National Monument lies 50 mi out, the pick for a day trip.
Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
18 mi
USS Texas
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ancient site · 18 mi south
USS Texas
Second-class battleship of the United States Navy.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
On the map
The outermost point is Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, at 39 mi.
Orange: Smith Island. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The complete list
Nothing is inside Smith Island itself; these 24 are within 60 miles.
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7Assateague Island National Seashore
Barrier island operated by the National Park Service of the United States.
8Pamunkey Indian Reservation
Native American reservation in Virgina, established 1646.
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10Colonial National Historical Park
Early history, operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
12Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Naval museum dedicated to aviation research, development, testing, and evaluation.
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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park of the United States in Maryland.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center
Museum and visitor center in Maryland.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
Archive organization in Leonardtown, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Smith Island → · Smith Island’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Werowocomoco: engraved by William Hole, Public domain · Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Presidents Park: David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pamunkey Indian Reservation: Nyttend, Public domain · Water Country USA: Noah Barger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colonial National Historical Park: No machine-readable author provided. Aude assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moore House (Yorktown, Virginia): Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum: Dough4872, Public domain · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Calvert Marine Museum: Sampsonsimpson20, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calvin B. Taylor House: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eastern Shore Railway Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Salisbury University Arboretum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0
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