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TripAdvisor Links

Introduction ...

Whether we're planning a trip and want to make reservations or still at home and looking for a place to eat, we usually start by visiting the TripAdvisor website. Once on their website we search for what's available, then check the recommendations and experiences of other people.

Although there are many ways of searching the TripAdvisor website, we prefer to start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page. On the Tourism page you'll find a quick overview of the community, with links to restaurants, lodging, flights, rentals and nearby attractions.

In addition, you'll find a link to the TripAdvisor Forum for Vilas. If you have a question about your travel plans, post it on their Forum and see if others can give you an answer.

All of this can be found on the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas.

The following list should help you find nearby communities that also have TripAdvisor pages.

List of Neighboring TripAdvisor Tourism Pages ...

Below is a list of those communities which have a TripAdvisor Tourism page and are relatively close to Vilas - within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>.

Our list sorts the communities in alphabetical order. There are 47 communities listed:

  • Bakersville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Banner Elk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beech Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Blowing Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Boone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Collettsville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Creston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossnore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crumpler
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Damascus is located in Washington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>
  • Deep Gap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Elk Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferguson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fleetwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Foscoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glendale Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Grassy Creek
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonas Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lansing
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Bloomery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Springs
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenoir
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
    • Former name for Lenoir:
    • Tucker's Barn
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
  • Linville Falls
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Linville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Millers Creek
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Mountain City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Newland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Penland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pineola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumtree
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Roan Mountain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Scottville
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Devils
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shady Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spruce Pine
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Todd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Trade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <2>
  • Valle Crucis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Warrensville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • West Jefferson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitetop
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Zionville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vilas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.