Battery Rock

Battery Rock: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Battery Rock

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Battery Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.53060, -88.07975. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Battery Rock

• WMSK-FM (Morganfield) · attraction · Union · ~25 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Wilderness · sanctuary · Saline · ~37 km · Must-see
• Welborn Village Archeological Site · fort · Union · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~49 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~50 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Canyon · sanctuary · Livingston · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bay Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dixon Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pope · ~67 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sahara Woods State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Saline · ~70 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~73 km · Must-see
• Burdette Park · sanctuary · Vanderburgh · ~75 km · Must-see

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• Battery Rock · viewpoint · Hardin · ~0 km
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• Crow Hill · viewpoint · Hardin · ~3 km
• Brown Hill · viewpoint · Hardin · ~3 km
• Buckhart Hollow · viewpoint · Hardin · ~4 km
• Ace Perry Point · viewpoint · Hardin · ~4 km
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~5 km

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