1Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Civilian command facility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Attractions near Wardensville
Worth the trip from Wardensville: Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, 38 mi off
Yearly visitors to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park number about 4.6M. All of it lies outside: 12 places within 40 miles, none inside Wardensville. The mix takes in 4 museums, 2 national historical parks and a landmark. Travel 42 mi and you reach Dolly Sods Wilderness.
Attractions nearby
36
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Shenandoah National Park
National park units
6
parks & monuments
Ski areas
6
Massanutten Resort
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 23 mi southeast
Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The lie of the land
Out of town, most of the 12 are to the east.
Orange: Wardensville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The places, one by one
All of it lies within 60 miles: 36 places.
Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
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5Skyline Drive
National Scenic Byway in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA.
7Antietam National Battlefield
Historical area from the American Civil War.
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9Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
2,500 acres at confluence of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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12George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Pair of National Forests in the United States.
13Manassas National Battlefield Park
Sites of the first and second battles of Bull Run/Manassas, Virginia, maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.
14Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Historic site in Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, Virginia.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
Literary Hall
Mid-19th-century library and museum in Romney, West Virginia.
Hagerstown City Park
Historic public urban park in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
National Sporting Library
Library and museum in Middleburg, Virginia, USA.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Wardensville → · Wardensville’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spruce Mountain: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Massanutten Resort: Arbogastlw at English Wikipedia, Public domain · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Manassas National Battlefield Park: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Dunker Church: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Blackwater Falls: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Canaan Valley Ski Resort: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Oatlands Plantation: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: GustaveCourbet, Public domain · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glen Burnie: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Literary Hall: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hagerstown City Park: Heather Holman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Sporting Library: Hreuter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orland E. White Research Arboretum: by Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boxerwood Gardens: uploaded with permission by User:Leonard G.., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Josephine City School: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Weston: Doctree, CC0
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