Sharp's Ridge

Sharp's Ridge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sharp's Ridge

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Sharp's Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.98923, -83.96392. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sharp's Ridge

• Sharp Ridge Memorial Park · park · East Tennessee · ~3 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Hospital · church · East Tennessee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Central United Methodist Church · church · East Tennessee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · church · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Knoxville Museum of Art · museum · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cradle of Country Music Park · park · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• World's Fair Park · park · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sunsphere · attraction · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Church Street United Methodist Church · church · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• University of Tennessee Agriculture Farm Mound · fort · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• McClung Museum · museum · East Tennessee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Smithwood Baptist Church · church · East Tennessee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Dickerson Park · fort · East Tennessee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Zoo Knoxville · church · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chilhowee Park · park · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ijams Nature Center · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tennessee Valley · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~13 km · Must-see
• New Salem Methodist Church · church · East Tennessee · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sharp's Ridge

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Sharp's Ridge

• Ijams Nature Center · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~12 km · Must-see
• University of Tennessee Arboretum at Oak Ridge · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Seven Islands State Birding Park · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• X-10 Graphite Reactor Facility (Bldg. 3001) · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Abrams Falls, Smoky Mountain National Park, TN · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Frozen Head State Park · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lone Mountain State Forest · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Panther Creek State Park · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Greenbrier · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness · sanctuary · Graham · ~81 km · Must-see

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