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Duck Blind

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

Duck Blind sits at 571 feet along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, with terrain that drops only 1 foot within 600 meters of the overlook. Lighthouse Point Park lies to the northwest, half a mile away at 583 feet. Buffalo is the closest town, 1.0 mile to the north-northeast, with Amherst 8.5 miles north-northeast and Niagara Falls 17.2 miles north-northwest. On the June solstice, sunrise comes at 05:38 and sunset at 20:58, giving the longest daylight window of the year at this stop; the December solstice runs from 07:44 to 16:45, the shortest. Equinox sunrise and sunset fall close to 07:00 and 19:15–19:28 in both March and September. This lookout follows North Viewing Blind and precedes Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck along the route.

Access
0.3 mi detour
Elevation
571 ft
Relief
1 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Panoramic view of Canalside and the lower downtown area from the Queen City Bike Ferry landing on Buffalo's Outer Harbor, February 2020.
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Looking northeastward from the elevated portion of the Buffalo Skyway over the city's Cobblestone District and Old First Ward areas (foreground) and East Side (in the far distance starting from roughly the center horizontal line of the image), April 2020.
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
As seen from Buffalo Outer Harbor: the official time of sunset on the 2020 summer solstice was 8:57 PM. This photo was taken at 8:49, just in time to catch the last glimpse of the sun as it sunk behind a cloud on the horizon.
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Seen on a sunny afternoon in September 2021 is the view of the downtown Buffalo skyline that's enjoyed by drivers arriving in the city from the southern suburbs via the Skyway (NY 5 eastbound). At center is Seneca One Tower; in the foreground to the right is the LECOM Harborcenter.
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A panoramic view over the Outer Harbor of Buffalo, New York as seen from the elevated bridge of the Buffalo Skyway (NY 5) on a November 2021 afternoon.
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of a streetcar leaving the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western (DL&W) Train Shed in Buffalo
Oaktree b · 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.

  • Lighthouse Point Park583 ftnorthwest · 0.5 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2019:2818:51
June solstice05:3820:5820:15
September equinox07:0319:1518:37
December solstice07:4416:4515:59

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Buffalo1.0 mi north-northeast
  • Amherst8.5 mi north-northeast
  • Niagara Falls17.2 mi north-northwest
← Before it: North Viewing BlindAfter it: Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck →
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Common questions

How high is Duck Blind?

Duck Blind sits at about 571 feet (174 m).

What can you see from Duck Blind?

From Duck Blind: Lighthouse Point Park (NW, 0.5 mi).

What is the nearest town to Duck Blind?

Buffalo, 1.0 miles NNE of Duck Blind.

What is the next lookout after Duck Blind?

Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Duck Blind.

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