1Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Civilian command facility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Attractions near Locust Grove
Worth the trip from Locust Grove: Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, 28 mi off
A typical year brings about 4.6M visitors to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Our list finds nothing inside Locust Grove, but 14 places within 40 miles. The mix takes in 5 museums, 3 national historical parks and a landmark. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is worth a day, 52 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
45
within 60 miles
The big one
11 mi
Shenandoah National Park
National park units
9
parks & monuments
Ski areas
5
Massanutten Resort
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 11 mi southeast
Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where to go
The map stretches to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, 40 mi away.
Orange: Locust Grove. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every one of them
Each of the 45 is within 60 miles.
2Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
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5Skyline Drive
National Scenic Byway in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA.
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8Antietam National Battlefield
Historical area from the American Civil War.
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10Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
2,500 acres at confluence of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland (US) managed by the National Park Service.
11Sugar Loaf Mountain
National Natural Landmark in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
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14George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Pair of National Forests in the United States.
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Sites of the first and second battles of Bull Run/Manassas, Virginia, maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
Germanna
Place in Virginia listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Monocacy National Battlefield
Memorializing the Battle of Monocacy (1864), fought near the Monocacy River.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
8,000-acre park operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
National Firearms Museum
Museum located at the NRA Headquarters Building in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Prince William Forest Park
17,000 acres in Virginia (U.S.) maintained by the National Park Service.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Historic site in Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, Virginia.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
Literary Hall
Mid-19th-century library and museum in Romney, West Virginia.
Colvin Run Mill
Operational 19th-century water-powered mill in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Hagerstown City Park
Historic public urban park in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
National Sporting Library
Library and museum in Middleburg, Virginia, USA.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Locust Grove → · Locust Grove’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Fairfax Park: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spruce Mountain: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Sugar Loaf Mountain: Lowell Silverman at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Massanutten Resort: Arbogastlw at English Wikipedia, Public domain · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Manassas National Battlefield Park: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Dunker Church: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Blackwater Falls: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Germanna: Unknown author, Public domain · Monocacy National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canaan Valley Ski Resort: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Firearms Museum: m01229 from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Prince William Forest Park: NPS, Public domain · Oatlands Plantation: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: GustaveCourbet, Public domain · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Exchange Hotel: Rutke421 (talk) 23:13, 9 August 2008 (UTC), Public domain · Glen Burnie: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Literary Hall: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Colvin Run Mill: Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hagerstown City Park: Heather Holman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Sporting Library: Hreuter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orland E. White Research Arboretum: by Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boxerwood Gardens: uploaded with permission by User:Leonard G.., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Josephine City School: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Weston: Doctree, CC0
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