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: 37.14283, -85.66052. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Knob

• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~31 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~38 km · Must-see
• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~46 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Brigadoon State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Barren · ~50 km · Must-see
• Martin Ridge Cave System · cave · Edmonson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~55 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~57 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~61 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Russell · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Abbey of Gethsemani · church · Nelson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Crail Hill · viewpoint · Green · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Knob

• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~57 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Marina · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~90 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~146 km · Must-see
• Crail Hill · viewpoint · Green · ~4 km
• Buck Knob · viewpoint · Barren · ~14 km
• Allison Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~18 km

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