Big Swale

Big Swale: 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 Big Swale

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 Big Swale — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.47561, -83.31436. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Swale

• Harding Tomb · fort · Marion · ~24 km · Must-see
• Apex Church · church · Marion · ~26 km · Must-see
• Delaware Dam · lake · Delaware · ~31 km · Must-see
• Community Church · church · Delaware · ~34 km · Must-see
• Zane Caverns Park · park · Logan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Liggett Lake · lake · Union · ~38 km · Must-see
• North Main-North Detroit Street Historic District · sanctuary · Hardin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Terradise Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bharatiya Hindu Temple · temple · Delaware · ~42 km · Must-see
• Campbell Hill · viewpoint · Logan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Olentangy Cavern · cave · Delaware · ~47 km · Must-see
• WPKO-FM (Bellefontaine) · attraction · Logan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Alum Creek Lake · lake · Delaware · ~48 km · Must-see
• Alum Creek State Park · sanctuary · Delaware · ~49 km · Must-see
• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Delaware · ~49 km · Must-see
• O'Shaughnessy Dam · lake · Delaware · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rides at Adventure Cove · park · Delaware · ~49 km · Must-see
• Zoombezi Bay · park · Delaware · ~49 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Swale

• Campbell Hill · viewpoint · Logan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rich Hill · viewpoint · Knox · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rowley Mound · viewpoint · Knox · ~82 km · Must-see
• Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~132 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Logan · ~48 km
• Red Pandas · viewpoint · Delaware · ~49 km
• Amur Tiger · viewpoint · Delaware · ~49 km
• Cheetah Enclosure · viewpoint · Delaware · ~49 km
• Bonobos · viewpoint · Delaware · ~49 km
• Anstine Hill · viewpoint · Hardin · ~58 km

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