Bald Knob

Bald 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 Bald 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 Bald Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.99959, -79.87809. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bald Knob

• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~33 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~35 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~39 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~44 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bald Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bald Knob

• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~51 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~56 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~57 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~80 km · Must-see

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