Shortts Knob

Shortts Knob: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Shortts Knob

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Shortts Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.90763, -80.23449. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shortts Knob

• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~20 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~23 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~31 km · Must-see
• Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~33 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hahn Horticultural Garden · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~48 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~51 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~51 km · Must-see
• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shortts Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shortts Knob

• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~65 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~71 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~71 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~74 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~75 km · Must-see

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