Backus Knob

Backus 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 Backus 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 Backus Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.27674, -81.50039. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backus Knob

• Salt Fork State Park · sanctuary · Guernsey · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clendening Lake · lake · Harrison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum · museum · Tuscarawas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tappan Lake · lake · Harrison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cambridge Glass Museum · museum · Guernsey · ~37 km · Must-see
• Coshocton Bible Holiness Church · church · Coshocton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum · museum · Coshocton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Egypt Valley Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Belmont · ~42 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Carroll · ~46 km · Must-see
• Atwood Lake · lake · Carroll · ~46 km · Must-see
• John & Annie Glenn Museum · museum · Muskingum · ~47 km · Must-see
• Conotton Creek Trail · sanctuary · Harrison · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Laurens Museum · fort · Tuscarawas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sally Buffalo Park Dam Number Two · lake · Harrison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Senecaville Lake · lake · Noble · ~52 km · Must-see
• Village of Belmont Memorial Park · park · Belmont · ~60 km · Must-see
• Muskingum River Parkway State Park · park · Muskingum · ~60 km · Must-see
• Belmont Lake · lake · Belmont · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backus Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Backus Knob

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• Rich Hill · viewpoint · Knox · ~130 km · Must-see
• Elephant Knob · viewpoint · Tuscarawas · ~5 km
• Colliers Hill · viewpoint · Tuscarawas · ~11 km
• Devils Knob · viewpoint · Guernsey · ~23 km
• Roahrig Hill · viewpoint · Coshocton · ~26 km
• Hardscrabble Hill · viewpoint · Coshocton · ~35 km
• Buzzards Roost · viewpoint · Tuscarawas · ~40 km
• Shotgun Rock · viewpoint · Holmes · ~52 km
• Drummond Knob · viewpoint · Muskingum · ~53 km

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