Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Union
Nothing in Union itself: Appalachian Trail is 19 mi away
Visits to Blue Ridge Parkway run to about 16.5M a year. Look within 40 miles for the 17 places to visit; none is inside Union. They include 7 museums, 2 parks & preserves and 2 gardens. For a full day, there is National D-Day Memorial, 58 mi away.
Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
19 mi
Appalachian Trail
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Park & preserve · 19 mi southeast
Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The places, mapped
Taubman Museum of Art, 40 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Union. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
These 21 are all within 60 miles.
2Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
3New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
4Project Greek Island
United States government continuity program in West Virginia (decommissioned).
5Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US.
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8The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
Boy Scouts of America reservation, located in West Virginia.
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11Lost World Caverns
Caves and attraction near Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA.
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13Booker T. Washington National Monument
224 acres managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Gauley River National Recreation Area
11,145 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Union → · Union’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Appalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Project Greek Island: Z22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National D-Day Memorial: RebelAt at English Wikipedia, Public domain · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · Virginia Museum of Transportation: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taubman Museum of Art: O Palsson, CC BY 2.0 · Lost World Caverns: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Booker T. Washington National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · O. Winston Link Museum: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hahn Horticulture Garden: Kim Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunshine Farm and Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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