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Bird Viewing Blind

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Bird Viewing Blind — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

The Bird Viewing Blind sits along the Great River Road at an elevation of 578 feet. The terrain drops 24 feet within 600 meters of the blind. A Climbing Area lies to the north, half a mile away, at 723 feet elevation. Sunrise and sunset times vary by season, with sunrise ranging from 05:39 at the June solstice to 07:18 at the December solstice, and sunset ranging from 16:46 in December to 20:31 in June. The nearest towns are O'Fallon, 15.6 miles north, Saint Charles, 18.1 miles northeast, and Saint Louis, 26.2 miles east. The previous lookout along the route is Minnehaha Falls View Area.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
578 ft
Relief
24 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Turkey Ridge Trail in Rockwoods Reservation in Wildwood, Missouri.
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
View from the overlook on the Trail Among the Trees in Rockwoods Reservation, Missouri.
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Valley along the Lime Kiln Trail in Rockwoods Reservation, Missouri
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of Rockwoods Reservation from Trail Among the Trees
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Remains of a limekiln built in 1856 west of St. Louis, Missouri.
|Kbh3rd · Public domain · source
The lime kiln in the Rockwoods Reservation conservation area in Wildwood, Missouri.
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

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

  • Climbing Area723 ftnorth · 0.5 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0719:1518:40
June solstice05:3920:3119:51
September equinox06:5119:0118:26
December solstice07:1816:4616:04

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • O’Fallon15.6 mi north
  • Saint Charles18.1 mi northeast
  • Saint Louis26.2 mi east
← Before it: Minnehaha Falls View Area
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How high is Bird Viewing Blind?

Bird Viewing Blind sits at about 578 feet (176 m).

What can you see from Bird Viewing Blind?

From Bird Viewing Blind: Climbing Area (N, 0.5 mi).

What is the nearest town to Bird Viewing Blind?

O’Fallon, 16 miles N of Bird Viewing Blind.

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