Buffalo

Buffalo: 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 Buffalo

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 Buffalo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.05652, -84.48237. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo

• Christ Church Cathedral · church · Fayette · ~2 km · Must-see
• Charles Young Park · park · Fayette · ~2 km · Must-see
• Central Christian Church · church · Fayette · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mary Todd Lincoln House · attraction · Fayette · ~2 km · Must-see
• Douglass Park · park · Fayette · ~3 km · Must-see
• University of Kentucky Arboretum · park · Fayette · ~6 km · Must-see
• Man o’ War Memorial · sanctuary · Fayette · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Horse Park · park · Fayette · ~14 km · Must-see
• Adena Mound · park · Fayette · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kentucky River Museum · museum · Madison · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see
• Roberts Chapel · church · Jessamine · ~35 km · Must-see
• Camp Nelson National Monument · sanctuary · Jessamine · ~39 km · Must-see
• Herrington Lake · lake · Mercer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Harrod State Park · fort · Mercer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buffalo

• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~71 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~71 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~103 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~107 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~118 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~125 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~132 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~132 km · Must-see
• Moonshine · viewpoint · Fayette · ~2 km
• The Meadow · viewpoint · Fayette · ~2 km

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