Belvédère de la Rivière-à-l'Ours
Belvédère de la Rivière-à-l'Ours sits at 80 ft along Route des Baleines, with land dropping 62 ft within 600 m of the overlook. From this point, Pointe Nord-Est is visible to the south at 3.3 mi, standing 59 ft in elevation, while Pointe de l'Est lies east-southeast at 4.0 mi, at sea level. Daylight hours shift across the year: sunrise comes at 06:16 and sunset at 18:25 around the March equinox, while the June solstice brings sunrise at 04:02 and sunset at 20:28. By the September equinox, sunrise is at 05:59 and sunset at 18:13, and the December solstice narrows the day to a sunrise of 07:10 and a sunset of 15:12. The overlook is positioned along the route between Belvédère de la Baie-Pontbriand and Belvédère de la Rivière-de-la-Corneille, making it one stop in a sequence of viewpoints along this stretch of the byway.
What you’re looking at
Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.
- Pointe Nord-Est59 ftsouth · 3.3 mi
- Pointe de l'Est0 fteast-southeast · 4.0 mi
Light
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:16 | 18:25 | 17:42 |
| June solstice | 04:02 | 20:28 | 19:35 |
| September equinox | 05:59 | 18:13 | 17:30 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:12 | 14:13 |
Local time (America/Toronto). Computed for this exact position.
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How high is Belvédère de la Rivière-à-l'Ours?
Belvédère de la Rivière-à-l'Ours sits at about 80 feet (24 m).
What can you see from Belvédère de la Rivière-à-l'Ours?
From Belvédère de la Rivière-à-l'Ours: Pointe Nord-Est (S, 3.3 mi); Pointe de l'Est (ESE, 4.0 mi).
What is the next lookout after Belvédère de la Rivière-à-l'Ours?
Belvédère de la Rivière-de-la-Corneille is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Belvédère de la Rivière-à-l'Ours.
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