Point 8

Point 8: 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 Point 8

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 Point 8 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.45186, -89.67003. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Point 8

• Sardis Lake · lake · Lafayette · ~2 km · Must-see
• John W Kyle State Park · park · Panola · ~16 km · Must-see
• The Grove · attraction · Lafayette · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rowan Oak · fort · Lafayette · ~21 km · Must-see
• Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing · fort · Marshall · ~25 km · Must-see
• Holly Springs National Forest · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wall Doxey State Park · park · Marshall · ~38 km · Must-see
• Magnolia Grove Monastery · Buddhist site · Panola · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chickasaw Hill · sanctuary · Panola · ~43 km · Must-see
• Enid Lake · lake · Yalobusha · ~49 km · Must-see
• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~62 km · Must-see
• Carter Mountain · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~5 km
• Dunlap Pond Dam · lake · Lafayette · ~8 km
• Sardis Waterfowl Refuge · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~10 km
• Free Springs United Methodist Church · church · Lafayette · ~11 km
• Johnson Pond Dam · lake · Lafayette · ~11 km
• Spring Hill Church · church · Lafayette · ~11 km
• D R Houpt Pond Dam · lake · Panola · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Point 8

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Point 8

• Mississippi embayment · viewpoint · Grenada · ~97 km · Must-see
• Pharr Mounds · viewpoint · Prentiss · ~144 km · Must-see
• Carter Mountain · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~5 km
• Saddlers Hill · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~16 km
• Elmers Hill · viewpoint · Panola · ~17 km
• Thacker Mountain · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~20 km
• Lowe Mountain · viewpoint · Panola · ~21 km
• Terrapin Mountain · viewpoint · Panola · ~22 km
• Jonathans Bluff · viewpoint · Panola · ~25 km
• Sand Hill · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~27 km

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