Compton Hollow

Compton Hollow: 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 Compton Hollow

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 Compton Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.53200, -86.54804. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Compton Hollow

• Indiana Railway Museum · museum · Orange · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hoosier National Forest · sanctuary · Orange · ~11 km · Must-see
• Rise at Orangeville · sanctuary · Orange · ~14 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~20 km · Must-see
• Martin County State Forest · park · Martin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Spring Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~31 km · Must-see
• Donaldson Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~31 km · Must-see
• Marengo Cave · cave · Crawford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Jug Rock · sanctuary · Martin · ~35 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Lawrence · ~46 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~46 km · Must-see
• Harrison-Crawford State Forest · sanctuary · Crawford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ferdinand State Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wyandotte Cave · cave · Crawford · ~50 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Trace Park · park · Harrison · ~52 km · Must-see
• O'Bannon Woods State Park · sanctuary · Harrison · ~56 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Roost Trail · sanctuary · Perry · ~58 km · Must-see
• Starve Hollow State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Compton Hollow

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• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~95 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~117 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Knox · ~131 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~136 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~148 km · Must-see
• Mount Airie · viewpoint · Orange · ~11 km
• Luke Knob · viewpoint · Orange · ~19 km
• Mahan Hill · viewpoint · Orange · ~21 km

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