Bishop Top

Bishop Top: 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 Bishop Top

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 Bishop Top — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.10508, -86.16026. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bishop Top

• Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Middle Tennessee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Owl Hollow Mill Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tims Ford Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tims Ford State Park · park · Middle Tennessee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Penile Hill · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thumping Dick Hollow · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Denny Cove Falls · waterfall · Middle Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Apostles · church · Middle Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Woods Reservoir · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sharon Johnston Park · sanctuary · Middle Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sharon Johnston Park · park · Madison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker · fort · East Tennessee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Jenkins Chapel · church · Middle Tennessee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum · museum · Middle Tennessee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• North Alabama Railroad Museum · museum · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bishop Top

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bishop Top

• Owl Hollow Mill Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Penile Hill · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thumping Dick Hollow · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Keel Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~71 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~75 km · Must-see
• Capshaw Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~77 km · Must-see
• Slygo Valley · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~82 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~93 km · Must-see
• Stringer's Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~95 km · Must-see

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