Poll Top

Poll Top: 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 Poll Top

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 Poll Top — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.72397, -83.96048. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Poll Top

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~10 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Bell · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · Bell · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gap Cave · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Road State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~51 km · Must-see
• Norris Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · McCreary · ~59 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Poll Top

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Ridge State Park · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Walden Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Powell Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~75 km · Must-see

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