Pilot Knob

Pilot 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 Pilot 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 Pilot Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.82226, -86.67472. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Knob

• Lost River Cave · cave · Warren · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Museum · museum · Warren · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Malone · lake · Todd · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~56 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~69 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bledsoe's Station · fort · Middle Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Whites Chapel · church · Middle Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Castalian Springs United Methodist Church · church · Middle Tennessee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Old Hickory Dam · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Old Hickory Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Old Hickory Lock · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Martin Ridge Cave System · cave · Edmonson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Auburn Museum · museum · Logan · ~7 km
• Locust Grove Church · church · Simpson · ~8 km
• Shaker Museum at South Union · museum · Simpson · ~9 km
• Octagon Hall · museum · Simpson · ~13 km

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• Buzzard Knob · viewpoint · Logan · ~15 km
• Cedar Bluff · viewpoint · Warren · ~25 km
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