Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
Attractions near Brookneal
A day out from Brookneal: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, 23 mi away
Brookneal and its surroundings hold 6 museums, 2 landmarks and a national historical park. Look within 40 miles for the 10 places to visit; none is inside Brookneal. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park sees about 77K visitors a year. Day-trippers head 41 mi out to Blue Ridge Parkway.
Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
41 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Parkway · 41 mi northwest
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
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The map
Where they are
At 39 mi, Occoneechee State Park is the farthest one out.
Orange: Brookneal. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every entry
Everything here is within 60 miles, 17 places in all.
2Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
1,700 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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5Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
1,000 acres in Virginia (USA), maintained by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation.
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8Booker T. Washington National Monument
224 acres managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
9Robert Russa Moton Museum
High school in Farmville, Virginia, United States.
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13Virginia Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Martinsville, Virginia.
14Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College
Art museum at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Lynchburg Courthouse
Is a historic courthouse building located at Lynchburg, Virginia..
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Brookneal → · Brookneal’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smith Mountain Lake: Jay White, Public domain · National D-Day Memorial: RebelAt at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial: Jamestown Official Photo Corp., Public domain · Virginia Museum of Transportation: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taubman Museum of Art: O Palsson, CC BY 2.0 · Booker T. Washington National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Robert Russa Moton Museum: William T. Ziglar, Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0 · O. Winston Link Museum: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Occoneechee State Park: Wikipelli, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Virginia Museum of Natural History: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · Anne Spencer House: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Staunton River Battlefield State Park: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0 · Lynchburg Courthouse: Pubdog (talk), Public domain
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