Obong-am

Obong-am: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Obong-am

Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.

Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Obong-am — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.74889, 128.98889. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Obong-am

• Ilsan Peak · viewpoint · South Hamgyong · ~17 km
• Kwan Peak · viewpoint · North Hamgyong · ~21 km
• Sanbong Mountain · viewpoint · South Hamgyong · ~22 km
• Soyang Mountain · viewpoint · South Hamgyong · ~24 km
• Tongman Mountain · viewpoint · South Hamgyong · ~26 km
• Gimchaeg Bay · beach · North Hamgyong · ~29 km
• Pukkwan Victory Monument · fort · North Hamgyong · ~29 km
• Taesa Valley · viewpoint · South Hamgyong · ~33 km
• Deokgi Peak · viewpoint · North Hamgyong · ~35 km
• Cheonseok-deok · viewpoint · North Hamgyong · ~37 km
• Yongdae Gap Lighthouse · attraction · South Hamgyong · ~39 km
• P'allyŏng-jŏsuji · lake · North Hamgyong · ~54 km
• Pannyeong Reservoir · lake · North Hamgyong · ~54 km
• Yangdo · river spot · North Hamgyong · ~56 km
• Ganghu-ido · river spot · North Hamgyong · ~58 km
• 알섬 · river spot · North Hamgyong · ~61 km
• Nan Do · river spot · North Hamgyong · ~61 km
• Hŏgung-dari-p'okp'o · waterfall · South Hamgyong · ~65 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Obong-am

Other temples near Obong-am

• Kwangjŏk-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~17 km
• Kaehwa-sa · temple · South Hamgyong · ~22 km
• Tongdŏk-sa · temple · South Hamgyong · ~29 km
• Pokhŭng-sa · temple · South Hamgyong · ~57 km
• Ssanggye-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~66 km
• Songdŏk-sa · temple · North Hamgyong · ~77 km
• Posŏng-am · temple · South Hamgyong · ~80 km
• Chŏnggwang-sa · temple · South Hamgyong · ~81 km
• Todŏg-am · temple · South Hamgyong · ~83 km
• Kwangje-sa · temple · South Hamgyong · ~88 km

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