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Airport Observation Deck

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Airport Observation Deck — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

The Airport Observation Deck sits along the Halifax Heritage Byway at an elevation of 30 ft, with land dropping 7 ft over the next 600 m. Henry Lee Park lies east-northeast, 1.7 mi away at 7 ft elevation. Daytona Beach is 2.4 mi to the northeast, with Deltona 22.2 mi south-southwest and Palm Coast 27.4 mi north-northwest. Seasonal daylight varies across the year: sunrise comes at 06:26 and sunset at 20:27 near the June solstice, while the December solstice brings a later sunrise of 07:15 and an earlier sunset of 17:31. The equinoxes fall in between, with sunrise near 07:13–07:29 and sunset around 19:22–19:36. The terrain here is largely flat, with only a modest 7-foot drop over 600 meters, making the outlook toward Henry Lee Park the primary point of reference from this stop.

Access
0.7 mi detour
Elevation
30 ft
Relief
7 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Embry-Riddle College of Arts and Sciences Building with the Embry-Riddle Observatory on the roof.
Michelle Blake · CC BY 4.0 · source
Fleet of portable telescopes on the rooftop veranda of ERAU's COAS building.
Peter Erdman · CC BY 4.0 · source
A 65 ton, 4-story steel truss securing the telescope and isolating it from the surrounding building.
Damon Burke · CC BY 4.0 · source
Delta MD-80 before takeoff on runway 25R at Daytona Beach
nsandin88 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Daytona Beach, FL, USA
William “Patrick” Ma… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Daytona Beach, FL, USA
William “Patrick” Ma… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Henry Lee Park7 fteast-northeast · 1.7 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2919:3619:05
June solstice06:2620:2719:52
September equinox07:1319:2218:51
December solstice07:1517:3116:56

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Daytona Beach2.4 mi northeast
  • Deltona22.2 mi south-southwest
  • Palm Coast27.4 mi north-northwest
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How high is Airport Observation Deck?

Airport Observation Deck sits at about 30 feet (9 m).

What can you see from Airport Observation Deck?

From Airport Observation Deck: Henry Lee Park (ENE, 1.7 mi).

What is the nearest town to Airport Observation Deck?

Daytona Beach, 2.4 miles NE of Airport Observation Deck.

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