Long Point

Long Point: 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 Long Point

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 Long Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.11981, -84.28688. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Point

• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~16 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~24 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~27 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · McCreary · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~57 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pine Creek Falls · waterfall · Laurel · ~2 km
• 80 Falls · waterfall · Laurel · ~4 km
• Cabin Hollow · viewpoint · Laurel · ~5 km
• Double Falls · waterfall · Laurel · ~7 km
• Double Small Arches · viewpoint · Laurel · ~8 km
• Acorn Church · church · Pulaski · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Long Point

• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~76 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~88 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~97 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~99 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~99 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~103 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~106 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~107 km · Must-see
• Walden Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~122 km · Must-see

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