Worth the trip from Makemie Park: USS Texas, 30 mi off
Each year, some 2.3M people go to Assateague Island National Seashore. Nothing is mapped inside Makemie Park, but 8 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 3 museums, an ancient site and a national seashore. Go 42 mi out for Point Lookout State Park.
USS Texas
Second-class battleship of the United States Navy.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
Furthest from the centre is Trimper's Rides, 39 mi away.
Orange: Makemie Park. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place by place
All 15 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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4Assateague Island National Seashore
Barrier island operated by the National Park Service of the United States.
6Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Naval museum dedicated to aviation research, development, testing, and evaluation.
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8Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park of the United States in Maryland.
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11Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center
Museum and visitor center in Maryland.
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Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Makemie Park → · Makemie Park’s history →
Photo credits
USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Calvert Marine Museum: Sampsonsimpson20, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calvin B. Taylor House: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eastern Shore Railway Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Salisbury University Arboretum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0
