Lead Hill

Lead 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 Lead 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 Lead Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.50533, -88.22253. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lead Hill

• Garden of the Gods Wilderness · sanctuary · Saline · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~34 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Canyon · sanctuary · Livingston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~36 km · Must-see
• WMSK-FM (Morganfield) · attraction · Union · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bay Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~45 km · Must-see
• Welborn Village Archeological Site · fort · Union · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dixon Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pope · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sahara Woods State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Saline · ~58 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~67 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park · attraction · Marshall · ~71 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lead Hill

• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Knox · ~142 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~146 km · Must-see
• Jackson Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~147 km · Must-see
• Barker Bluff · viewpoint · Hardin · ~9 km
• Beaver Hill · viewpoint · Hardin · ~11 km
• Belt Hill · viewpoint · Hardin · ~11 km
• Ripple Canyon · viewpoint · Hardin · ~12 km
• Panther Hollow · viewpoint · Hardin · ~12 km
• Balanced Cantilever Rock · viewpoint · Hardin · ~13 km

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