Button Knob

Button 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 Button 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 Button Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.41535, -85.02912. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Button Knob

• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~35 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~36 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Rose Priory · church · Washington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Harrod State Park · fort · Mercer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~53 km · Must-see
• Herrington Lake · lake · Mercer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~59 km · Must-see
• Willisburg Lake · lake · Clark · ~59 km · Must-see
• Abbey of Gethsemani · church · Nelson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~70 km · Must-see
• Camp Nelson National Monument · sanctuary · Jessamine · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Railway Museum · museum · Nelson · ~71 km · Must-see
• My Old Kentucky Home · museum · Nelson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Nelson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral · church · Harrison · ~73 km · Must-see
• Roberts Chapel · church · Jessamine · ~74 km · Must-see
• Stacy Falls · waterfall · Casey · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Button Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Button Knob

• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~36 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~42 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~94 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~106 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~106 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Marina · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~128 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~130 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~138 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Ellis Knob · viewpoint · Marion · ~4 km

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