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 Drakes Branch
Worth the trip from Drakes Branch: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, 28 mi off
With nothing inside Drakes Branch, the list has 5 places within 40 miles. The commonest are 3 museums, a national historical park and a landmark. Yearly visitors to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park number about 77K. Blue Ridge Parkway, 57 mi away, is the best-known day out.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
57 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Parkway · 57 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
Around Drakes Branch, mapped
At the edge of the map sits Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, 28 mi out.
Orange: Drakes Branch. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All 5 on the list
All of it lies within 60 miles: 13 places.
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.
6Petersburg National Battlefield
2,700 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
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8Robert Russa Moton Museum
High school in Farmville, Virginia, United States.
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10Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College
Art museum at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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13Lynchburg 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.
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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 · Petersburg National Battlefield: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Metro Richmond Zoo: Packer1028, CC0 · Robert Russa Moton Museum: William T. Ziglar, Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Occoneechee State Park: Wikipelli, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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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