Walnut Hill

Walnut Hill: 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 Walnut Hill

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 Walnut Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.97783, -89.54621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walnut Hill

• Carpenter Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~19 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sangamon River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Tomb · fort · Sangamon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bust of Abraham Lincoln · attraction · Sangamon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Edwards Place Historic Home · fort · Sangamon · ~26 km · Must-see
• St. Nicholas Hotel · church · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lincoln's Home · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jennings Ford Automobile Dealership · fort · Sangamon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Governor's Mansion · attraction · Sangamon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Vachel Lindsay House · fort · Sangamon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Museum · museum · Sangamon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Pulaski Courthouse · fort · Logan · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walnut Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Walnut Hill

• Capitol View · viewpoint · Sangamon · ~27 km
• Centennial Hill · viewpoint · Sangamon · ~38 km
• Cotton Hill · viewpoint · Sangamon · ~42 km
• Buxtom Hill · viewpoint · Mason · ~44 km
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Macon · ~58 km
• Cox Creek Hill · viewpoint · Cass · ~59 km
• Cavanaugh Bluff · viewpoint · Morgan · ~65 km
• Bald Eagle · viewpoint · Macon · ~71 km
• Cheetahs · viewpoint · Macon · ~71 km
• Allison Mound · viewpoint · Morgan · ~94 km

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