Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Hiwassee
Appalachian Trail, 31 mi from Hiwassee
Blue Ridge Parkway draws about 16.5M visitors a year. Nothing is mapped inside Hiwassee, but 7 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are 2 museums, a park & preserve and a parkway. Go 50 mi out for New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
Attractions nearby
20
within 60 miles
The big one
31 mi
Appalachian Trail
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Park & preserve · 31 mi northeast
Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The lie of the land
Head to the northeast for most of the 7 on the list.
Orange: Hiwassee. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place to visit
Its 20 places all lie within 60 miles.
2Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
3New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
4Project Greek Island
United States government continuity program in West Virginia (decommissioned).
5Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US.
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13Booker T. Washington National Monument
224 acres managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Martinsville, Virginia.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Hiwassee → · Hiwassee’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Appalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Project Greek Island: Z22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · O. Winston Link Museum: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Virginia Museum of Natural History: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · Blue Ridge Music Center: RMLark, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hahn Horticulture Garden: Kim Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0
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