Here is a list of a few places of interest and their distances from Indian Acres:
Thornburg: 3 miles (for close grocery store, restaurants. etc.)
Thornburg is a community in Spotsylvania County in the U.S. state of Virginia centered around the intersection of the Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) with Morris, Mud Tavern, and Roxbury Mill Roads. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Thornburg has also been known as Mud Tavern and Thornsburg throughout its history.
Fredericksburg: 16 miles, http://www.fredericksburgva.gov/visitor_page.asp
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located 50 miles south of Washington, D.C., and 58 miles north of Richmond. Fredericksburg is the commercial hub of a rapidly growing region in north central Virginia. Despite recent decades of suburban growth, reminders of the area’s past abound. A 40-block national historic district embraces the city’s downtown area and contains more than 350 buildings dating to the 18th and 19th centuries.
Lake Anna State Park, 20 miles, http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/lak.shtml
While boating and fishing on this beautiful lake are major attractions, these are only some of the park’s offerings. Lakefront picnic areas and wooded hiking trails are also popular. On summer weekends, interpretive programs on the nature and history of the area complement exhibits and displays in the visitor center. Lake Anna State Park has rental cabins, camping, more than 15 miles of hiking trails, lakeshore picnicking, a guarded swimming beach, a children’s play area, a boat ramp, a food concession stand, a bathhouse and a children’s and handicapped fishing pond. Anglers may access the park's boat ramp an hour before sunrise for early morning fishing. Lights have been added to help with early and late boat ramp activity. An automatic gate allows campers to exit the boat ramp area and return to the campground after hours.
Kings Dominion: 22 miles, http://www.kingsdominion.com/
Kings Dominion is a 400 acre amusement park featuring rollercoasters and other entertainment located in Doswell, Virginia 23 miles north of Richmond and 83 miles south of Washington, DC on Interstate 95.
Washington, D.C.: 69 miles, http://www.washington.org/
Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. DC attractions are a playground of national treasures – from the Smithsonian museums to legendary landmarks like the Capitol and the White House
Colonial Williamsburg: 92 miles, http://www.history.org/
Colonial Williamsburg is the historic district of the independent city of Williamsburg, Virginia. It consists of many of the buildings that, from 1699 to 1780, formed colonial Virginia's capital. The capital straddled the boundary of two of the original shires of Virginia, James City Shire (now James City County), and Charles River Shire (now York County). For most of the 18th century, Williamsburg was the center of government, education and culture in the Colony of Virginia. It was here that Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, James Monroe, James Madison, George Wythe, Peyton Randolph, and dozens more helped mold democracy in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States.
