1Bank of America Stadium
Football stadium in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina.
Attractions near Mount Gilead
Leave Mount Gilead for North Carolina Zoo, 32 mi away
North Carolina Zoo sees about 700K visitors a year. All of it lies outside: 5 places within 40 miles, none inside Mount Gilead. They include 2 museums, a zoo & aquarium and a national forest. Beyond the town, the best known is Bank of America Stadium, 48 mi off.
Attractions nearby
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within 60 miles
The big one
53 mi
Carowinds
Big draws
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100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 53 mi west
Carowinds
Amusement park in North and South Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
To the north is where most of the 5 lie.
Orange: Mount Gilead. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Each place in turn
29 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
3Sullenberger Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in North Carolina, United States.
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6North Carolina Zoo
World’s largest natural habitat zoo located in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States.
7Uwharrie National Forest
National forest located primarily in Montgomery County, North Carolina..
Truliant Amphitheater
Open-air concert venue in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Ovens Auditorium
Multi-purpose concert hall and theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
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President James K. Polk Historic Site
Historic site in Pineville, North Carolina.
82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum
Military museum, aviation museum in North Carolina, United States.
Richard Childress Racing Museum
Stock car racing museum in North Carolina, United States.
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve
State park in North Carolina, United States.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Old Davidson County Courthouse
Courthouse in North Carolina, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Mount Gilead →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Uwharrie National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Morrow Mountain: Hathcock at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Billy Graham Library: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Transportation Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Mint Museum: Bz3rk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bechtler Museum of Modern Art: Bechtler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Discovery Place: Ken Thomas, Public domain · President James K. Polk Historic Site: JStephanMease, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harvey B. Gantt Center: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Levine Museum of the New South: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum: Dragases (talk), Public domain · Andrew Jackson State Park: Chili555, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: Robert Nunnally, CC BY 2.0 · Weatherspoon Art Museum: Ptncsu12, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richard Childress Racing Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve: Wyatt Greene, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jesse Helms Center: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Davidson County Courthouse: Dennis Brown (Dennis Brown), CC BY-SA 3.0
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