Badlands National Park
National park in South Dakota, United States.
Attractions near Whitney
Leave Whitney for Fort Robinson, 13 mi away
Nothing is mapped inside Whitney, but 5 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for a landmark, a national monument and a national forest. A typical year brings about 17K visitors to Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. Beyond the town, the best known is Badlands National Park, 52 mi off.
Attractions nearby
9
within 60 miles
The big one
52 mi
Badlands National Park
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 52 mi north
Badlands National Park
National park in South Dakota, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The lie of the land
Most of the 5 out of town lie to the southwest.
Orange: Whitney. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The whole list for Whitney
9 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Wind Cave National Park
National park in South Dakota, USA.
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5Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
U.S. National Monument near Harrison, Nebraska.
6Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Landmarked site of the 1890 massacre.
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8Hudson-Meng Bison Kill
Archaeological site in Nebraska, United States of America.
9Trailside Museum of Natural History at Fort Robinson State Park
Museum in a former theatre building in Fort Robinson State Park, three miles west of Crawford, Nebraska.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Whitney → · Whitney’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Badlands National Park: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wind Cave National Park: USGS/USGov, Public domain · Fort Robinson: Slothus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mammoth Site, Hot Springs: Jeff the quiet, CC0 · Agate Fossil Beds National Monument: The original uploader was Urban at French Wikipedia., Public domain · Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark: Napa, CC BY 2.5 · Nebraska National Forest: Bkell, Public domain · Hudson-Meng Bison Kill: SkybirdForever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Trailside Museum of Natural History at Fort Robinson State Park: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2
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