Buzzard Rock

Buzzard Rock: 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 Buzzard Rock

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 Buzzard Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.17146, -82.77073. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzard Rock

• Leo Petroglyph · fort · Jackson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Katharine Dam · lake · Jackson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hammertown Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Scioto Trail State Park · park · Ross · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Olive Road Covered Bridge · fort · Vinton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~32 km · Must-see
• Yoctangee Park · park · Ross · ~33 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Vinton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Story Mound State Memorial · fort · Ross · ~34 km · Must-see
• Great Seal State Park · sanctuary · Ross · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wesley Chapel · church · Ross · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park · fort · Ross · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ash Cave Recreation Area · cave · Hocking · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Hocking · ~44 km · Must-see
• Old Man's Cave · cave · Hocking · ~44 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buzzard Rock

• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~56 km · Must-see
• Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~59 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~66 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mound Cemetery Mound · viewpoint · Meigs · ~92 km · Must-see
• Tight Squeeze Hollow · viewpoint · Washington · ~134 km · Must-see
• Butcher Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~140 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rocks · viewpoint · Pike · ~6 km
• Big Rock · viewpoint · Jackson · ~10 km

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