Mount Byrd

Mount Byrd: 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 Mount Byrd

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 Mount Byrd — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.71266, -85.38075. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Byrd

• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~8 km · Must-see
• St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Church · church · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ripley · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~35 km · Must-see
• Markland Locks and Dam · lake · Gallatin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Belterra Casino Resort & Spa · attraction · Switzerland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Charlestown State Park · park · Clark · ~49 km · Must-see
• Selmier State Forest · sanctuary · Jennings · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tyson United Methodist Church · church · Ripley · ~52 km · Must-see
• Versailles State Park · sanctuary · Ripley · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~54 km · Must-see
• Clark State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Louisville Kentucky Temple · church · Oldham · ~56 km · Must-see
• Prather Site · fort · Clark · ~58 km · Must-see
• Elmer Davis Lake · lake · Switzerland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~63 km · Must-see
• Eastern Heights Baptist Church · church · Clark · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Byrd

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Byrd

• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~80 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~80 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lookout Archeological District · viewpoint · Dearborn · ~85 km · Must-see
• Wewe Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~97 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~110 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~111 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~126 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~6 km

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