Worth the trip from Watha: Moores Creek National Battlefield, 16 mi off
No place to visit is mapped inside Watha; 7 are within 40 miles. They include 2 gardens, 2 museums and a national battlefield. Yearly visitors to Moores Creek National Battlefield number about 56K. A day out reaches Fort Fisher, 47 mi away.
Fort Fisher
Confederate fort in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
The 7 outside town cluster to the south.
Orange: Watha. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
All 16 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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5Moores Creek National Battlefield
National battlefield in Pender County, North Carolina; site of a rebel victory in the American Revolutionary War (February 27, 1776).
7Airborne & Special Operations Museum
Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
8Thalian Hall
City hall and theater in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina.
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Neuseway Nature Center and Planetarium
Museum in Kingston, North Carolina.
New Hanover County Extension Service Arboretum
Arboretum in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Fort Fisher: Eric T. Gunther, CC BY 3.0 · Orton Plantation: AgnosticPreachersKid., CC BY-SA 3.0 · CSS Neuse: Katyrw, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brunswick Town: Brunswick1726, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moores Creek National Battlefield: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Airborne & Special Operations Museum: US Army, Public domain · Thalian Hall: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Fear Museum: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cameron Art Museum: Starjelly3201, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Fisher Visitor Center: TomasVial, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cape Fear Botanical Garden: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harper House: Bentonvilleshs, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Neuseway Nature Center and Planetarium: RadioFan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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