Nickell Cove

Nickell Cove: 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 Nickell Cove

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 Nickell Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.96255, -88.20225. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nickell Cove

• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~8 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park · attraction · Marshall · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Barkley · lake · Trigg · ~29 km · Must-see
• Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Trigg · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson · fort · McCracken · ~48 km · Must-see
• Christ Temple · church · McCracken · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Tilghman Memorial · fort · McCracken · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Massac · fort · McCracken · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pennyrile State Forest · sanctuary · Christian · ~63 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~63 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~65 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ft. Henry Trail Head at Land Between The Lakes · park · Middle Tennessee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area · sanctuary · Massac · ~72 km · Must-see
• Willow Bay · beach · Lyon · ~4 km
• Pisgah Bay · beach · Lyon · ~6 km

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• Money Cliff · viewpoint · Lyon · ~11 km
• Buzzard Rock · viewpoint · Lyon · ~12 km
• Chestnut Hill · viewpoint · Marshall · ~24 km
• Barricks Hill · viewpoint · Livingston · ~25 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Trigg · ~27 km
• Hillman Bluff · viewpoint · Trigg · ~28 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Livingston · ~32 km
• Dobson Bluff · viewpoint · Livingston · ~32 km

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