Lowe Mound

Lowe Mound: 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 Lowe Mound

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 Lowe Mound — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.79088, -88.96978. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lowe Mound

• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~24 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~35 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~43 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~61 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~67 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~72 km · Must-see
• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Raiolroad Water Tower · fort · Marion · ~13 km
• Salem Reservoir · lake · Union · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lowe Mound

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lowe Mound

• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Knox · ~141 km · Must-see
• Browns Hill · viewpoint · Clinton · ~39 km
• Creeds Hill · viewpoint · Marion · ~43 km
• White Oak Mound · viewpoint · Fayette · ~45 km
• Corcoran Hill · viewpoint · Clinton · ~47 km
• Dean Hills · viewpoint · Fayette · ~50 km
• Bowling Green Hill · viewpoint · Fayette · ~54 km
• Bridges Knob · viewpoint · Fayette · ~55 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~62 km
• Cress Hill · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~80 km

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