Pine Knob

Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.17033, -85.89025. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pine Knob

• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~7 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~26 km · Must-see
• Martin Ridge Cave System · cave · Edmonson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Brigadoon State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Barren · ~39 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~42 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~58 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Museum · museum · Warren · ~67 km · Must-see
• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lost River Cave · cave · Warren · ~71 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum · cave · Hart · ~2 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pine Knob

• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Marina · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~99 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~116 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~121 km · Must-see
• Dawson Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~9 km
• Cave Spring Church · viewpoint · Hart · ~10 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~15 km

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