Belvédère Mercier

Belvédère Mercier sits along the Route des Navigateurs at 62 feet in elevation, with the land dropping 49 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. To the west, the Rivière Saint-Charles is visible 1.3 miles away at 13 feet, and the Rivière Beauport lies 2.2 miles to the northwest at 23 feet. Éclatement II, a body of water, appears 2.1 miles to the west-southwest at 30 feet, while the Fontaine de Tourny is visible in the same direction at 2.2 miles and 262 feet. Two cliffs are in view: Le Cap, 2.2 miles north-northwest at 82 feet, and La Falaise, 2.4 miles north at 72 feet. The bassin Canac-Marquis, another body of water, sits 3.0 miles to the north at 223 feet. On the June solstice, sunrise is at 04:51 and sunset at 20:43; on the December solstice, sunrise is at 07:28 and sunset at 15:59. At the equinoxes, sunrise and sunset fall near 06:49/18:57 in March and 06:32/18:44 in September. Pointe-Rouge is the previous lookout along the byway, and Quai des Cageux follows.