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Bridge overlook

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Looking west from Bridge overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

Bridge overlook sits at 586 feet along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, facing 270 degrees toward the west. The terrain drops 17 feet over the next 600 meters from this point. Freedom Park lies west-southwest, 0.9 miles away at 584 feet elevation, roughly level with the overlook itself. Because the view faces due west, it looks directly toward the sunset, with sunset times ranging from 16:45 at the December solstice to 20:59 at the June solstice. Buffalo is the closest town, 1.8 miles southeast, with Amherst 7.2 miles northeast and Niagara Falls 14.8 miles north-northwest. This stop falls along the route between Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck, the previous lookout, and Terrapin Point, the next one on the byway.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
586 ft
View
West · 270°
Light
Best at sunset
Relief
17 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Causeway in Lake Erie
Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Panoramic view comprising Interstate 190 (far left), the Niagara River (center), and the Peace Bridge (right) as seen from the scenic overlook along the Shoreline Trail between Rhode Island Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Buffalo, New York, October 2018.
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The City of Buffalo's Massachusetts Avenue Pumping Station, as seen from the overlook at the foot of the Shoreline Trail Pedestrian Bridge in August 2021. The facility's International Style design, with its sleek, boxy angularity and enormous expanses of windows, is the work of the engineering firm
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Peace Bridge is an international bridge between Canada and the United States at the east end of Lake Erie at the source of the Niagara River, about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) upriver of Niagara Falls. It connects Buffalo, New York, in the United States to Fort Erie, Ontario, in Canada. It is operat
Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The Peace Bridge is an international bridge between Canada and the United States at the east end of Lake Erie at the source of the Niagara River, about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) upriver of Niagara Falls. It connects Buffalo, New York, in the United States to Fort Erie, Ontario, in Canada. It is operat
Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
As seen in March 2023, this small outcropping along the northbound lanes of Interstate 190 in Buffalo, New York is the last remnant of the "Black Rock" that gave its name to a nearby neighborhood of the city's West Side. A ledge of dark limestone that jutted into the Niagara River just north of what
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Freedom Park584 ftwest-southwest · 0.9 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

This overlook faces sunset — 0° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2019:2818:51
June solstice05:3820:5920:15
September equinox07:0419:1518:37
December solstice07:4416:4515:59

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Buffalo1.8 mi southeast
  • Amherst7.2 mi northeast
  • Niagara Falls14.8 mi north-northwest
← Before it: Buffalo City Hall Observation DeckAfter it: Terrapin Point →
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Common questions

How high is Bridge overlook?

Bridge overlook sits at about 586 feet (179 m).

What can you see from Bridge overlook?

From Bridge overlook: Freedom Park (WSW, 0.9 mi).

Is Bridge overlook better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunset. The land falls away from Bridge overlook toward the sunset, so at sunrise the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the nearest town to Bridge overlook?

Buffalo, 1.8 miles SE of Bridge overlook.

What is the next lookout after Bridge overlook?

Terrapin Point is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Bridge overlook.

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