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: 37.03616, -86.17193. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Knob

• Martin Ridge Cave System · cave · Edmonson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~22 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Brigadoon State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Barren · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Museum · museum · Warren · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lost River Cave · cave · Warren · ~35 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Olla Church · church · Warren · ~9 km
• Shiloh Church · church · Barren · ~10 km
• Cave Valley Winery · attraction · Edmonson · ~13 km
• Dome House Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~13 km
• Hundred Dome Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~14 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Knob

• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~55 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~104 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Marina · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~105 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~109 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~148 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~14 km
• Cox Knob · viewpoint · Barren · ~19 km
• Barrett Knob · viewpoint · Barren · ~19 km

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