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: 38.53896, -83.53130. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pine Knob

• The Edge of Appalachia Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~34 km · Must-see
• West Union Presbyterian Church · church · Adams · ~35 km · Must-see
• Adams Lake State Park · lake · Adams · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chaparral Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shawnee State Park Marina · sanctuary · Scioto · ~50 km · Must-see
• Quiverheart Gorge · sanctuary · Adams · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blue Licks Battlefield State Park · museum · Robertson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Carnico · lake · Nicholas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Village · lake · Scioto · ~64 km · Must-see
• All Saints Episcopal Church · church · Scioto · ~64 km · Must-see
• Labold Field · park · Scioto · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tremper Mound · fort · Scioto · ~67 km · Must-see
• Serpent Mound · fort · Adams · ~69 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake State Resort Park · attraction · Greenup · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bullskin Creek Site · fort · Clermont · ~70 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pine Knob

• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~46 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~58 km · Must-see
• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~100 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~117 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~124 km · Must-see
• Eskalapia Mountain · viewpoint · Lewis · ~2 km
• Big Brier Knob · viewpoint · Lewis · ~16 km
• Blue Ridge Hill · viewpoint · Lewis · ~24 km
• Creekside Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~24 km

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