Bates Hollow

Bates 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 Bates 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 Bates Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.75672, -86.77082. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bates Hollow

• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~21 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Perry · ~22 km · Must-see
• Joseph Holt House and Chapel · church · Perry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~38 km · Must-see
• Western Kentucky Botanical Gardens Park · sanctuary · Daviess · ~41 km · Must-see
• Falls Of Rough Historic District · waterfall · Breckinridge · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Bonifacius Church · church · Spencer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Santa’s Candy Castle · fort · Spencer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Santa Claus Museum · museum · Spencer · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Howler · temple · Spencer · ~53 km · Must-see
• Holiday World & Splashin' Safari · park · Spencer · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wildebeest · temple · Spencer · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lincoln State Park · sanctuary · Spencer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial · sanctuary · Spencer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Roost Trail · sanctuary · Perry · ~61 km · Must-see
• ADT - Ohio D - Seg 1 · trek · Warrick · ~61 km · Must-see
• Yankeetown Site · fort · Warrick · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ferdinand State Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bates Hollow

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bates Hollow

• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~38 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~96 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~114 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Knox · ~144 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Hancock · ~10 km
• Barnetts Knob · viewpoint · Daviess · ~15 km
• Egypt Knob · viewpoint · Breckinridge · ~19 km
• Drinkwater Hill · viewpoint · Perry · ~23 km
• Polk Hill · viewpoint · Perry · ~24 km

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