Blacks Hill

Blacks Hill: 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 Blacks Hill

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 Blacks Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.02590, -85.34523. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blacks Hill

• Taylorsville Lake · lake · Clark · ~12 km · Must-see
• Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead · sanctuary · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• My Old Kentucky Home · museum · Nelson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Nelson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Harrison · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~33 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Clark · ~34 km · Must-see
• Guist Creek Lake · lake · Shelby · ~34 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Clark · ~34 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Anderson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Knobs State Forest · sanctuary · Harrison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort William · fort · Clark · ~42 km · Must-see
• Louisville Kentucky Temple · church · Oldham · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~46 km · Must-see
• Seneca Park · park · Clark · ~46 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Blacks Hill

• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~46 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~77 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~99 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~110 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~133 km · Must-see
• Anderson Hill · viewpoint · Spencer · ~2 km
• Elk Hill · viewpoint · Spencer · ~16 km
• Big Vista Overlook · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~24 km

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