The nearest draw to Big Stone Gap East: United States Penitentiary, 19 mi away
There is no place to visit inside Big Stone Gap East; there are 5 within 40 miles. The commonest are an ancient site, a mountain and a park & preserve. Beyond the town, the best known is Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, 40 mi off.
Black Mountain
Mountain in Kentucky, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
Breaks Interstate Park marks the outer edge, 38 mi away.
Orange: Big Stone Gap East. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything to see
Nothing is inside Big Stone Gap East itself; these 11 are within 60 miles.
1
3Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
5
6
7Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the United States.
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Andrew Johnson, located in Tusculum, Tennessee.
9East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Big Stone Gap East → · Big Stone Gap East’s history →
Photo credits
United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain
.jpg){kind=link}
