Jack Knob

Jack 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 Jack 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 Jack Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.07452, -84.51133. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jack Knob

• Beaver Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · McCreary · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~38 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~38 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~52 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~73 km · Must-see
• Big South Fork Angel Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Burton Knob · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~2 km
• Boneyard Knob · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~2 km
• Buzzard Knob · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~3 km
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~3 km
• Crane Knob · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~4 km
• Peter Cave Hollow · cave · Pulaski · ~5 km

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• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~106 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~108 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~108 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~114 km · Must-see
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• Walden Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~121 km · Must-see
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