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Industrial Heritage overlook

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Looking north from Industrial Heritage overlook. Terrain at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

The Industrial Heritage overlook sits along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail at an elevation of 569 feet, facing north. The terrain drops 298 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, giving the land a steep profile below the viewpoint. De Veaux Woods State Park lies to the north, 1.7 miles away at 616 feet elevation. Niagara Falls is 0.8 miles to the south, with Amherst 15.5 miles to the east-southeast and Buffalo 17.2 miles to the south-southeast. Daylight hours vary by season, with sunrise at 5:38 and sunset at 21:00 around the June solstice, and sunrise at 7:45 and sunset at 16:45 around the December solstice. The equinox days fall roughly in between, with sunrise near 7:00–7:20 and sunset near 19:15–19:29. This stop follows the Skylon Tower on the byway and precedes the Geologic Past overlook.

Access
0.3 mi detour
Elevation
569 ft
View
North · 0°
Relief
298 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Wide open spaces is what I have been severely lacking lately... And here it was, a merciful break, one noon at the Falls. It was not a trip to the Falls (What, you say?!?!?!) It was to visit family on the other side, in Buffalo, in a very limited time span. So, we got couple of hours of this view, i
Gordana Adamovic-Mladenovic from Windsor, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · source
Photochrom print of industrial plants along the Niagara River, approximately ½ mile down river of the American Falls. [1]
Detroit Publishing Co. · Public domain · source
Niagara Falls, NY, USA
Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Along the Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · source
Niagara Falls City Hall in 2019
DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
United States Post Office (Niagara Falls, New York) in 2020
DanielPenfield · 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.

  • De Veaux Woods State Park616 ftnorth · 1.7 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2019:2918:51
June solstice05:3821:0020:17
September equinox07:0419:1518:38
December solstice07:4516:4515:58

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Niagara Falls0.8 mi south
  • Amherst15.5 mi east-southeast
  • Buffalo17.2 mi south-southeast
← Before it: Skylon TowerAfter it: Geologic Past overlook →
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How high is Industrial Heritage overlook?

Industrial Heritage overlook sits at about 569 feet (173 m).

What can you see from Industrial Heritage overlook?

From Industrial Heritage overlook: De Veaux Woods State Park (N, 1.7 mi).

What is the nearest town to Industrial Heritage overlook?

Niagara Falls, 0.8 miles S of Industrial Heritage overlook.

What is the next lookout after Industrial Heritage overlook?

Geologic Past overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Industrial Heritage overlook.

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