Cross Point

Cross Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Cross Point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Cross Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.00460, -90.54318. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cross Point

• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~4 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~5 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~6 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~13 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~40 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~40 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~42 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~45 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cross Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cross Point

• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~77 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~81 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~84 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~88 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~102 km · Must-see
• Saltpeter Cave · viewpoint · Monroe · ~121 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~124 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~126 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~126 km · Must-see

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