New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near Kistler
Trips from Kistler, starting with New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve sees about 2M visitors a year. There is no place to visit inside Kistler; there are 2 within 40 miles. The commonest are a national preserve and a museum. Further afield, Camden Park is 57 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
40 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
3
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 40 mi east
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
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The map
The places, mapped
The farthest of them, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, is 40 mi out.
Orange: Kistler. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything on the list
Look within 60 miles for all 16 places listed.
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4Criel Mound
Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
5The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
Boy Scouts of America reservation, located in West Virginia.
6Huntington Museum of Art
Non-profit organization in Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
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9Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
10Gauley River National Recreation Area
11,145 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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14U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Kistler → · Kistler’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Camden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Criel Mound: David G. Simpson, Public domain · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Homeplace: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0
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