21 mi from Stonega, United States Penitentiary leads the list
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 40 miles, none inside Stonega. The commonest are an ancient site, a mountain and a state park. Go 40 mi out for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
Black Mountain
Mountain in Kentucky, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
To the southwest is where most of the 4 lie.
Orange: Stonega. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
Its 13 places all lie within 60 miles.
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3Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
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8Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the United States.
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Andrew Johnson, located in Tusculum, Tennessee.
10East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
12Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum
Open-air museum in Salyersville, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Stonega → · Stonega’s history →
Photo credits
United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain · Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0
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