Grindstone Knob

Grindstone 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 Grindstone 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 Grindstone Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.41933, -79.80506. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grindstone Knob

• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~12 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~22 km · Must-see
• Craig Creek Cluster · sanctuary · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~26 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~29 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hoop hole · sanctuary · Greenbrier · ~40 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~41 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Grindstone Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Grindstone Knob

• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~12 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~26 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~48 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~60 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~63 km · Must-see

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