Buzzard Knob

Buzzard Knob: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Buzzard Knob

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Buzzard Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.21369, -83.51241. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzard Knob

• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cave Run Lake · cave · Rowan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Olympia State Forest · sanctuary · Bath · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Grayson Lake · lake · Elliott · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Carnico · lake · Nicholas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Blue Licks Battlefield State Park · museum · Robertson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~62 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~65 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah Church · church · Rowan · ~3 km
• Johnson Church · church · Rowan · ~5 km
• Cave Run Muskies Park · cave · Rowan · ~5 km
• Dane Greer Hill · viewpoint · Rowan · ~9 km
• Freedom Park (WWI Veterans Memorial) · fort · Rowan · ~10 km
• Morehead Visitor Center · fort · Rowan · ~10 km
• Morehead History & Railroad Museum · museum · Rowan · ~10 km
• Morehead · fort · Rowan · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Buzzard Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buzzard Knob

• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~88 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~89 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~100 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~108 km · Must-see
• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~143 km · Must-see
• Dane Greer Hill · viewpoint · Rowan · ~9 km
• Amburgy Rocks · viewpoint · Rowan · ~13 km
• Biddle Hollow · viewpoint · Rowan · ~13 km

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