Bottom Knob

Bottom 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 Bottom 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 Bottom Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.37338, -87.92113. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bottom Knob

• WMSK-FM (Morganfield) · attraction · Union · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pennyrile State Forest · sanctuary · Christian · ~47 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Welborn Village Archeological Site · fort · Union · ~59 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~62 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Wilderness · sanctuary · Saline · ~62 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~62 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~62 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park · attraction · Marshall · ~66 km · Must-see
• Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Canyon · sanctuary · Livingston · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Bluff · viewpoint · Crittenden · ~1 km
• Peter Cave Bluff · cave · Crittenden · ~1 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bottom Knob

• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~73 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~114 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Bluff · viewpoint · Crittenden · ~1 km
• Brantley Bluff · viewpoint · Webster · ~5 km
• Bob Edwards Hill · viewpoint · Crittenden · ~5 km
• Cave Spring Church · viewpoint · Crittenden · ~5 km
• Buzzard Roost Bluff · viewpoint · Crittenden · ~7 km
• Crowell Hill · viewpoint · Crittenden · ~7 km
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Crittenden · ~8 km
• Corley Hill · viewpoint · Crittenden · ~9 km

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