Sinkhole

Sinkhole: 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 Sinkhole

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 Sinkhole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.56233, -92.01663. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sinkhole

• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~18 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~41 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~42 km · Must-see
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~42 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~74 km · Must-see
• McMichel Grain Elevator · fort · Fillmore · ~1 km
• Niagara Cave · cave · Fillmore · ~8 km
• Niagara Cave · cave · Howard · ~8 km
• Bigalk Trout Stream Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~14 km
• Black Oak Hollow · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~14 km
• Fillmore County WWI Memorial Entrance · fort · Fillmore · ~16 km
• Historic O'Hara Schoolhouse · fort · Fillmore · ~16 km
• Preston Depot Museum · museum · Fillmore · ~16 km
• Milwaukee Elevator Co. · fort · Fillmore · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sinkhole

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sinkhole

• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~141 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock · viewpoint · Winneshiek · ~20 km
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Howard · ~32 km
• Black Hammer Bluff · viewpoint · Houston · ~36 km
• Bench · viewpoint · Houston · ~40 km
• Pulpit Rock · viewpoint · Winneshiek · ~42 km
• Disa Point · viewpoint · Houston · ~45 km
• Hole-In-Rock · viewpoint · Houston · ~46 km
• Cushings Peak · viewpoint · Houston · ~49 km

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