Akers Valley

Akers Valley: 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 Akers Valley

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 Akers Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.47867, -86.05052. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Akers Valley

• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~26 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~40 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Falls Of Rough Historic District · waterfall · Breckinridge · ~44 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Martin Ridge Cave System · cave · Edmonson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~59 km · Must-see
• Abbey of Gethsemani · church · Nelson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Knobs State Forest · sanctuary · Harrison · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fort Duffield · fort · Harrison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fox Den Hill · viewpoint · Hardin · ~5 km
• Peter Cave Hill · cave · Hardin · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Akers Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Akers Valley

• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~26 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~78 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~94 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~133 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~141 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~142 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~142 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Marina · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~145 km · Must-see

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