Sphinx Head

Sphinx Head: 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 Sphinx Head

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 Sphinx Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.43281, -82.54396. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sphinx Head

• Old Man's Cave · cave · Hocking · ~0 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Hocking · ~1 km · Must-see
• Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Hocking · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ash Cave Recreation Area · cave · Hocking · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hocking Hills State Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hocking State Forest · sanctuary · Hocking · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Olive Road Covered Bridge · fort · Vinton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Metro Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~25 km · Must-see
• Zaleski State Forest · sanctuary · Vinton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Vinton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wayne National Forest - Athens Unit · sanctuary · Hocking · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cross Mound · fort · Fairfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nelsonvile Cross · fort · Athens · ~34 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption · church · Fairfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sphinx Head

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sphinx Head

• Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~16 km · Must-see
• Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~45 km · Must-see
• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mound Cemetery Mound · viewpoint · Meigs · ~80 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~108 km · Must-see
• Tight Squeeze Hollow · viewpoint · Washington · ~116 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~120 km · Must-see
• Butcher Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~121 km · Must-see
• Rich Hill · viewpoint · Knox · ~125 km · Must-see
• Rowley Mound · viewpoint · Knox · ~145 km · Must-see

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