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Wheaton

MD · 39.0472, -77.0471

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway and Old Georgetown Pike are 3 of 13 signed byways within 30 miles of Wheaton, Maryland.

Wheaton, with a population of just under 50,000 people (2010), is known locally for its ethnic dining scene. Many ethnic restaurants in Wheaton have received awards for best-in-class food in the Washington D.C. area.
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13 scenic drives near Wheaton

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Wheaton. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    George Washington Memorial Parkway

    All-American Road · 8 mi out

  2. 02

    Historic National Road - Maryland

    All-American Road · 20 mi out

  3. 03

    Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 27 mi out

  4. 04

    Baltimore's Historic Charles Street

    National Scenic Byway · 28 mi out

  5. 05

    Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway

    State scenic byway · 9 mi out

  6. 06

    Old Georgetown Pike

    State scenic byway · 9 mi out

  7. 07

    Star-Spangled Banner Byway

    State scenic byway · 10 mi out

  8. 08

    Booth's Escape

    State scenic byway · 14 mi out

  9. 09

    Antietam Campaign Byway

    State scenic byway · 21 mi out

  10. 10

    Old Main Streets

    State scenic byway · 23 mi out

  11. 11

    Roots and Tides Byway

    State scenic byway · 27 mi out

  12. 12

    National Historic Seaport

    State scenic byway · 28 mi out

  13. 13

    Falls Road

    State scenic byway · 29 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 33 mi

3 h 32 loop · 6 stops · back by 3:32 PM. Incorporates George Washington Memorial Parkway.

  1. Lieutenant General Winfield Brevet Scott Statue · 30 min
  2. Major General James B. McPherson · 30 min
  3. Edmund Burke Statue · 30 min
  4. Barnard Hill · 15 min
  5. Big Rock · 15 min
  6. Wheaton Miniature Train · 10 min

Touches George Washington Memorial Parkway, Old Georgetown Pike, Star-Spangled Banner Byway

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 178 mi

7 h 47 loop · 12 stops · back by 7:46 PM. Incorporates George Washington Memorial Parkway.

  1. Lieutenant General Winfield Brevet Scott Statue · 30 min
  2. Fluffy Rides · 10 min
  3. Mount Pone · 15 min
  4. Stuarts Hill · 15 min
  5. Cope Course · 10 min
  6. Bunker Hill · 15 min
  7. Stephensons Hill · 15 min
  8. Skyline Caverns · 10 min
  9. Biscuit Mountain · 15 min
  10. Bull Run Special Events Center · 10 min
  11. Lock 14 · 10 min
  12. Lock 12 · 10 min

Touches George Washington Memorial Parkway, Skyline Drive, Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Wheaton?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Wheaton: 4 h, 33 miles, 6 stops; and 8 h, 178 miles, 12 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Wheaton?

The 8 h loop stops at Lieutenant General Winfield Brevet Scott Statue, Fluffy Rides, Mount Pone, Stuarts Hill, Cope Course, Bunker Hill, Stephensons Hill, Skyline Caverns, Biscuit Mountain, Bull Run Special Events Center, Lock 14 and Lock 12. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

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