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Places near Brightwood by type
All 190 places by distance →One day from Brightwood
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:15 pm
80 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Brightwood
- Thorofare Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Cedar Mountain, Virginiaviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Malvern Damdam · 45 min
- Hebron Lutheran Churchchurch · 30 min
- Old Rag Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Brightwood
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Brightwood?
Cedar Mountain, Virginia (viewpoint, about 15 km), Old Rag Mountain (viewpoint, about 22 km), Swain Dam (dam, about 4 km), Thorofare Mountain (viewpoint, about 4 km), Hume Mountain (viewpoint, about 4 km), Madison Wayside (park, about 5 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Brightwood?
120 places on Spotwander: 71 hill stations & viewpoints, 23 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 2 wildlife, forests & gardens, 4 churches, 7 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Brightwood?
Thorofare Mountain, about 4 km by road; Hume Mountain (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Brightwood?
Swain Dam, about 4 km by road; Malvern Dam (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Brightwood?
Start in Brightwood, visit Thorofare Mountain, then Cedar Mountain, Virginia, then Malvern Dam, then Hebron Lutheran Church, then Old Rag Mountain, and drive back — about 80 km by road in all.