Pool Hill

Pool 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 Pool 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 Pool Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.17338, -89.52371. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pool Hill

• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Logan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Heritage in Flight Museum · museum · Logan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Pulaski Courthouse · fort · Logan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sangamon River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~43 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Tomb · fort · Sangamon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bust of Abraham Lincoln · attraction · Sangamon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Edwards Place Historic Home · fort · Sangamon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~53 km · Must-see
• St. Nicholas Hotel · church · Sangamon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lincoln's Home · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pool Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pool Hill

• Buxtom Hill · viewpoint · Mason · ~19 km
• Capitol View · viewpoint · Sangamon · ~54 km
• Centennial Hill · viewpoint · Sangamon · ~63 km
• Cox Creek Hill · viewpoint · Cass · ~64 km
• Cotton Hill · viewpoint · Sangamon · ~69 km
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Macon · ~77 km
• Cavanaugh Bluff · viewpoint · Morgan · ~80 km
• Peoria Heights Observation Tower · viewpoint · Peoria · ~80 km
• Hazel's Hill Overlook · viewpoint · Peoria · ~81 km
• Bald Eagle · viewpoint · Macon · ~81 km

All hill stations & viewpoints in Illinois

Frequently asked