The Knobs

The Knobs: 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 The Knobs

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 The Knobs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.97062, -83.66465. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Knobs

• Buck Creek State Park · lake · Clark · ~8 km · Must-see
• Madonna of the Trail · fort · Clark · ~17 km · Must-see
• Clark County Historical Museum · museum · Clark · ~17 km · Must-see
• First Lutheran Church · church · Clark · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve · park · Champaign · ~18 km · Must-see
• Urbana Monument Square Historic District · sanctuary · Champaign · ~21 km · Must-see
• Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Greene · ~31 km · Must-see
• John Bryan State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~32 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake · lake · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Springs · sanctuary · Greene · ~34 km · Must-see
• Glen Helen Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Greene · ~35 km · Must-see
• Davey Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Champaign · ~35 km · Must-see
• Indian Mound Reserve · park · Greene · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ohio Caverns · sanctuary · Champaign · ~37 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church of New Carlisle · church · Clark · ~39 km · Must-see
• Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Champaign · ~42 km · Must-see
• Liggett Lake · lake · Union · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Knobs

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Knobs

• Campbell Hill · viewpoint · Logan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~96 km · Must-see
• Rich Hill · viewpoint · Knox · ~111 km · Must-see
• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~115 km · Must-see
• Hoosier Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~126 km · Must-see
• Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~130 km · Must-see
• Rowley Mound · viewpoint · Knox · ~138 km · Must-see
• Boundary Hill · viewpoint · Clark · ~15 km
• Brighton Hill · viewpoint · Madison · ~16 km
• Dumpling Hill · viewpoint · Fayette · ~39 km

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