Higgins Bluff

Higgins Bluff: 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 Higgins Bluff

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 Higgins Bluff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.55694, -98.52111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Higgins Bluff

• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~16 km · Must-see
• Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States · park · Smith · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~72 km · Must-see
• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~72 km · Must-see
• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~75 km · Must-see
• Rose Valley Church · church · Osborne · ~6 km
• Sod and Stubble · fort · Osborne · ~7 km
• First Christian Church · church · Osborne · ~8 km
• Kyle Depot · fort · Osborne · ~8 km
• Downs Carnegie Library · fort · Osborne · ~8 km
• Oak Creek Church · church · Smith · ~20 km
• Hopewell Church · fort · Mitchell · ~21 km
• Glen Elder Marina · church · Mitchell · ~21 km
• North Hill · viewpoint · Osborne · ~22 km
• Geodetic Center of North America · fort · Osborne · ~24 km
• Medicine Peak · viewpoint · Osborne · ~29 km
• Statue of Liberty Replica · fort · Smith · ~30 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Higgins Bluff

• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~72 km · Must-see
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• North Hill · viewpoint · Osborne · ~22 km
• Medicine Peak · viewpoint · Osborne · ~29 km
• South Hill · viewpoint · Osborne · ~31 km
• Sunny Slope Mound · viewpoint · Osborne · ~45 km
• Sand Mound · viewpoint · Osborne · ~50 km
• Pilot Mound · viewpoint · Osborne · ~57 km
• Tabletop Hill · viewpoint · Osborne · ~63 km
• Round Mound · viewpoint · Osborne · ~63 km

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