The Sphinx

The Sphinx: 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 The Sphinx

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 The Sphinx — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.23994, 26.28448. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Sphinx

• Mehmetçiğe Saygı Anıtı · fort · Eceabat · ~3 km · Must-see
• Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park · sanctuary · Eceabat · ~5 km · Must-see
• Suvla · beach · Canakkale · ~10 km · Must-see
• Newfoundland Gallipoli Memorial · fort · Eceabat · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cape Nara · beach · Canakkale · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sestos · fort · Eceabat · ~15 km · Must-see
• Abydus · fort · Çanakkale Merkez · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kilitbahir Kalesi · dargah · Eceabat · ~16 km · Must-see
• TCG Uluçalireis · fort · Canakkale · ~18 km · Must-see
• Naval Museum · museum · Çanakkale Merkez · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nusret · museum · Çanakkale Merkez · ~18 km · Must-see
• Çimenlik Fortress · fort · Çanakkale Merkez · ~18 km · Must-see
• Çanakkale Şehitleri Anıtı · park · Eceabat · ~27 km · Must-see
• Helles Memorial · fort · Eceabat · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cape Helles · beach · Eceabat · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rhoiteion · fort · Çanakkale Merkez · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sigeion · fort · Çanakkale Merkez · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kumtepe · fort · Çanakkale Merkez · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Sphinx

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Sphinx

• Mermer Burnu · viewpoint · Bozcaada · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fengari · viewpoint · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~80 km · Must-see
• Big sand dunes of Lemnos · viewpoint · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace · ~127 km · Must-see
• Ganoslar Yolu Nişantepe Parkuru · viewpoint · Süleymanpaşa · ~142 km · Must-see
• Walker's Ridge · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~0 km
• Happy Valley · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~1 km
• Maclogan's Ridge · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~1 km
• Sharphnel Valley · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~1 km
• White's Valley · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~1 km
• Mule Valley · viewpoint · Eceabat · ~1 km

All hill stations & viewpoints in Canakkale

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