Round Knob

Round Knob: 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 Round Knob

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 Round Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.22311, -88.72811. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Round Knob

• Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area · sanctuary · Massac · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Massac · fort · McCracken · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson · fort · McCracken · ~23 km · Must-see
• Christ Temple · church · McCracken · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lloyd Tilghman Memorial · fort · McCracken · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dixon Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pope · ~24 km · Must-see
• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Johnson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cache River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Johnson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ballard · ~32 km · Must-see
• Shelby Lake · lake · Ballard · ~32 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~34 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Olmsted Dam · lake · Ballard · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~42 km · Must-see
• River to River Trail · sanctuary · Ballard · ~42 km · Must-see
• Shawnee National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Round Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Round Knob

• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jackson Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~83 km · Must-see
• Bird Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~117 km · Must-see
• Cagle Bluff · viewpoint · Massac · ~14 km
• Crfomeenes Hollow · viewpoint · Pope · ~17 km
• Blue Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~20 km
• Brownfield Bluff · viewpoint · Pope · ~22 km
• Deputy Hill · viewpoint · Pope · ~24 km
• Beelers Hill · viewpoint · Ballard · ~29 km
• Avery Hollow · viewpoint · Pope · ~29 km

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