Local favourite viewpoint · Kneehill, Alberta
Orkney Viewpoint
Orkney Viewpoint is a viewpoint in Kneehill, Alberta.
Orkney Viewpoint: 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 Orkney Viewpoint
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 Orkney Viewpoint — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 51.54678, -112.89743. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Orkney Viewpoint
- Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~18 km · Must-see
- World's Largest Dinosaur · attraction · Drumheller · ~20 km · Must-see
- The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site · park · Drumheller · ~47 km · Must-see
- Little Fish Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~65 km · Must-see
- Big Valley Creation Science Museum · museum · Village of Big Valley · ~69 km · Must-see
- Gopher Hole Museum and Gift Shop · museum · Kneehill · ~70 km · Must-see
- Bleriot Ferry · attraction · Starland · ~4 km
- Royal Tyrrell Museum · museum · Drumheller · ~13 km
- Midland Provincial Park · sanctuary · Drumheller · ~15 km
- Michichi Reservoir · lake · Starland · ~32 km
- Braconnier Reservoir · lake · Kneehill · ~34 km
- Fyten Reservoir · lake · Kneehill · ~38 km
- Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site · museum · Drumheller · ~47 km
- Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park · sanctuary · Starland · ~49 km
- Strathmore Weather Radar · attraction · Wheatland · ~64 km
- Sunnyslope Sandstone Shelter · fort · Kneehill · ~64 km
- Horsethief Canyon · viewpoint · Starland · ~3 km
- Barney‘s Adventure Park · park · Starland · ~6 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Orkney Viewpoint
- Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~18 km · Must-see
- Horsethief Canyon · viewpoint · Starland · ~3 km
- Appleyard Coulee · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~18 km
- Porters Butte · viewpoint · Carbon · ~24 km
- Bolin Hill · viewpoint · Drumheller · ~27 km
- Home Coulee · viewpoint · Drumheller · ~35 km
- McConnell Coulee · viewpoint · Drumheller · ~45 km
- Mother Mountain (kulle) · viewpoint · Starland · ~48 km
- Cut-Off Coulee · viewpoint · Starland · ~49 km
- The Rock · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~57 km
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Frequently asked
How is the weather and view today?
No visitor has reported the weather & road status for Orkney Viewpoint yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Orkney Viewpoint?
October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Orkney Viewpoint?
Nearby: Horseshoe Canyon (viewpoint, 18 km), World's Largest Dinosaur (attraction, 20 km), The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site (park, 47 km), Little Fish Lake Provincial Park (lake, 65 km), Big Valley Creation Science Museum (museum, 69 km), Gopher Hole Museum and Gift Shop (museum, 70 km).