Tower Knob

Tower Knob: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Tower Knob

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Tower Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.33310, -90.93652. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tower Knob

• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~44 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~45 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~51 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~51 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~65 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~66 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~70 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~71 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~73 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~75 km · Must-see
• Central Control Station · fort · Pike · ~7 km
• Lock No. 24 · lake · Pike · ~7 km

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• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~24 km · Must-see
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• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~75 km · Must-see
• Calhoun Hollow · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~85 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~85 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~85 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~95 km · Must-see
• Bethlehem Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~7 km
• Bryant Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~7 km

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