Worth the trip from Mappsville: USS Texas, 29 mi off
Visits to Assateague Island National Seashore run to about 2.3M a year. Nothing is mapped inside Mappsville, but 7 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 3 museums, an ancient site and a national seashore to choose from. A day out reaches Point Lookout State Park, 44 mi away.
USS Texas
Second-class battleship of the United States Navy.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
Furthest out is Calvin B. Taylor House, at 38 mi.
Orange: Mappsville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
These 15 are all 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 Mappsville → · Mappsville’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
