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Gettysburg Battlefield
The site of the Civil War's bloodiest battle and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, preserved as a 6,000-acre national military park.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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Buckeystown
Maryland, United States · North America
About Buckeystown
Buckeystown sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ballenger Creek, 56km from Gettysburg Battlefield.
Buckeystown is in Maryland, United States, with about 1,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ballenger Creek, about 4 km away.
The Buckeystown Historic District includes the majority of the small town of Buckeystown, Maryland, an unincorporated community located in Frederick County, Maryland, USA. It is named for George Buckey, a tanner, and his brother, John Buckey, a blacksmith and tavern owner. Buckeystown is on the U.S National RegisterRead more
of Historic Places and the Maryland Civil War Trail due to its rich history and beautiful examples of Queen Anne and Victorian style houses, along with a small commercial center. Each historic home has a plaque indicating the year built, the earliest being circa 1780. There are also several historical information plaques installed along the main street.
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Within an hour or so of Buckeystown: Gettysburg Battlefield (56 km), Smithsonian's National Zoo (56 km), Vietnam Veterans Memorial (59 km), The White House (59 km).
Where is Buckeystown?
Buckeystown is in Maryland, United States, about 4 km from Ballenger Creek.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,019
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Maryland
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 39.3348, -77.4317
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Buckeystown
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Smithsonian's National Zoo
Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Moving black granite wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American service members who died in the Vietnam War.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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The White House
Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Lincoln Memorial
Neoclassical memorial honouring Abraham Lincoln, featuring a massive seated statue and the site of Martin Luther King's famous speech.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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World War II Memorial
Grand open-air memorial on the National Mall honouring the 16 million Americans who served in the Second World War.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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