Custer Hill

Custer Hill: 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 Custer Hill

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 Custer Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.11527, -96.81279. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Custer Hill

• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kansas Landscape Arboretum · sanctuary · Clay · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~25 km · Must-see
• Konza Prairie Biological Station · sanctuary · Riley · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kansas State University Gardens · sanctuary · Riley · ~27 km · Must-see
• Seven Dolors Catholic Church · church · Riley · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Congregational United Church of Christ · church · Riley · ~28 km · Must-see
• Manhattan · church · Riley · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lander Park Carousel · attraction · Dickinson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill · cave · Morris · ~72 km · Must-see
• Council Grove · sanctuary · Morris · ~72 km · Must-see
• Four Way Divide · viewpoint · Riley · ~2 km
• Randolph Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~2 km
• Harvey Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Custer Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Custer Hill

• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~120 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~147 km · Must-see
• Four Way Divide · viewpoint · Riley · ~2 km
• Randolph Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~2 km
• Harvey Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~3 km
• Morris Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~3 km
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~3 km
• Caisson Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~4 km
• Taylor Point · viewpoint · Riley · ~4 km

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