American Eclipse

American Eclipse: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit American Eclipse

Season: October to February.

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 American Eclipse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.31185, -83.17984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near American Eclipse

• Little Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Oconee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Balsam Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Waterrock Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Richland Balsam · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tanasee Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Eaglenest Mountain · viewpoint · Haywood · ~30 km · Must-see
• North Eaglenest Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• North Eaglenest Mountain · viewpoint · Haywood · ~31 km · Must-see
• Devil's Courthouse · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Whiteside Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cliffside Lake Recreation Area · lake · Oconee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Balsam Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tennent Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Oconee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Macon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Shining Rock · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Graveyard Fields · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Old Butt Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of American Eclipse

Other other attractions near American Eclipse

• Station Cove Falls Trail · attraction · Oconee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Gatlinburg Space Needle · attraction · East Tennessee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bears · attraction · East Tennessee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Oconee County Cage · attraction · Oconee · ~77 km · Must-see
• Biltmore Estate · attraction · Buncombe · ~78 km · Must-see
• Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest · attraction · Graham · ~85 km · Must-see
• Howard's Rock · attraction · Pickens · ~96 km · Must-see
• Chick Springs · attraction · Greenville · ~114 km · Must-see
• AH-1 · attraction · Spartanburg · ~121 km · Must-see
• M106A1 · attraction · Spartanburg · ~121 km · Must-see

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