Smith Knobs

Smith Knobs: 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 Smith Knobs

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 Smith Knobs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.27450, -85.80164. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Knobs

• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~17 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Martin Ridge Cave System · cave · Edmonson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hodgenville Christian Church · church · Larue · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · sanctuary · Larue · ~43 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Brigadoon State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Barren · ~56 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~59 km · Must-see
• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~59 km · Must-see
• Abbey of Gethsemani · church · Nelson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~67 km · Must-see
• Boyd Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~2 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Knobs

• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~57 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~107 km · Must-see
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• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~147 km · Must-see
• Boyd Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~2 km

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