Pilot Knob

Pilot 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 Pilot 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 Pilot Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.29722, -94.93635. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Knob

• C W Parker Carousel Museum · museum · Leavenworth · ~4 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center · sanctuary · Leavenworth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival · park · Wyandotte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~31 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~31 km · Must-see
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Atchison · ~31 km · Must-see
• English Landing Park · park · Platte · ~32 km · Must-see
• Quindaro Townsite · fort · Wyandotte · ~36 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church of Kansas City Kansas · church · Wyandotte · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort de Cavagnial · fort · Wyandotte · ~39 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Atchison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum · museum · Atchison · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wyandotte National Burying Ground · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sallie House · attraction · Atchison · ~42 km · Must-see
• Campbell Chapel AME Church · church · Atchison · ~42 km · Must-see
• Maple Woods Natural Area · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Knob

• Wea Shale Outcrop? · viewpoint · Wyandotte · ~47 km · Must-see
• Westerville Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Wyandotte · ~47 km · Must-see
• Winterset Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Oread · viewpoint · Douglas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Argentine Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Johnson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Quivira Shale Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Block Limestone Outcrop - stream · viewpoint · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Raytown Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Normal Fault in cliff · viewpoint · Jackson · ~71 km · Must-see

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