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Blind

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

This overlook sits at 421 feet along the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, with the terrain dropping just 5 feet over the next 600 meters. Several features lie within a mile and a half to the northwest and north-northwest, including Riverfront Park at 1.2 miles, Lincoln Douglas Square at 1.5 miles, and the Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours location at 1.3 miles. Barth Park, Seminary Square, and Alton-Godfrey Rotary Park are also visible in the same general direction, each around 1.5 miles out and at elevations between 538 and 560 feet. Saint Louis is 17.1 miles to the south, Saint Charles is 18.0 miles west-southwest, and O'Fallon is 29.4 miles to the west. Daylight hours vary by season, with sunrise at 05:36 and sunset at 20:30 around the June solstice, and sunrise at 07:16 and sunset at 16:43 around the December solstice. The next stop along the route is the Observation Deck.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
421 ft
Relief
5 ft drop
In view
6 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
The Clark Bridge across the Mississippi River at Alton, Illinois, USA. View is upriver to the northwest from the Melvin Price Locks below the bridge.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown · Public domain · source
The Melvin Price Locks and Dam, also known as Lock and Dam No. 26, on the Mississippi River at Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis, Missouri, USA. View is upriver to the northwest. The Clark Bridge can be seen upriver.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown · Public domain · source
Alton Lake above Melvin Price Locks and Dam on the Mississippi River in winter looking towards the Clark Bridge and Alton, Illinois . The dam blocks the flow of ice which collects in the pool above the dam. The surface of the river immediately below the dam is mostly free of ice. This panoramic imag
Kbh3rd · CC BY 3.0 · source
Mississippi River looking downstream from the superstructure of Melvin Price Lock and Dam . The main lock, in the foreground, is closed for winter maintenance while river traffic uses the auxiliary lock which is out of sight off the left of this image. This is a panoramic image encompassing approxim
Kbh3rd · CC BY 3.0 · source
Clark Bridge at Alton, Illinois from upstream on the Missouri side.
Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the Clark Bridge spanning the Mississippi River from the Alton, Illinois side
Greg Linscott · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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.

  • Riverfront Park433 ftnorthwest · 1.2 mi
  • Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours522 ftnorth-northwest · 1.3 mi
  • Barth Park553 ftnorth-northwest · 1.5 mi
  • Seminary Square560 ftnorth-northwest · 1.5 mi
  • Lincoln Douglas Square463 ftnorthwest · 1.5 mi
  • Alton-Godfrey Rotary Park538 ftnorth-northwest · 1.5 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0519:1318:38
June solstice05:3620:3019:50
September equinox06:4918:5918:24
December solstice07:1616:4316:01

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Saint Louis17.1 mi south
  • Saint Charles18.0 mi west-southwest
  • O’Fallon29.4 mi west
After it: Observation Deck →
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Common questions

How high is Blind?

Blind sits at about 421 feet (128 m).

What can you see from Blind?

From Blind: Riverfront Park (NW, 1.2 mi); Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours (NNW, 1.3 mi); Barth Park (NNW, 1.5 mi); Seminary Square (NNW, 1.5 mi).

What is the nearest town to Blind?

Saint Louis, 17 miles S of Blind.

What is the next lookout after Blind?

Observation Deck is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Blind.

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