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Attractions near Simpson

Worth the trip from Simpson: Lake Wallenpaupack, 17 mi off

Around 4.1M people visit Middle Delaware National Scenic River each year. Look within 40 miles for the 17 places to visit; none is inside Simpson. Among them are 3 ski areas, 3 museums and 2 national park sites. Travel 46 mi and you reach High Point.

Attractions nearby
41
within 60 miles
The big one
17 mi
Lake Wallenpaupack
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
6
Elk Mountain Ski Resort
Lake · 17 mi southeast

Lake Wallenpaupack

Lake in Pennsylvania, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

Out at 40 mi is Hickory Run State Park, the farthest.

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Orange: Simpson. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All 17 on the list

Here are the 41 places within 60 miles.

McDade Park

City park · 17 mi southwest

Community park and arboretum in Scranton and Taylor, Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Simpson → · Simpson’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Mountain Creek: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bushkill Falls: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Asa Packer Mansion: Chris18240 (talk), Public domain · Sam's Point Preserve: Mfwills, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tri-States Monument: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Worlds End State Park: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0 · Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Sterling Hill Mining Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · French Azilum: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Nay Aug Park: The Mebane Greeting Card Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA., Public domain · Scranton Cultural Center: Tomdobb, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carbon County Jail: Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), GFDL 1.2 · Electric City Trolley Museum: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Everhart Museum: Jeffrey from Dunmore, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: Jet Lowe (edited by Mitchazenia), Public domain · Zane Grey Museum: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Van Campen's Inn: StillRiverside, CC BY 2.0 · Cutler Botanic Garden: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Foster-Armstrong House: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · McDade Park: Billy Hathorn (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Meadowburn Farm: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0

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