Lookout/Ob Deck

Lookout/Ob Deck sits at 398 feet along the Great River Road - Missouri, with the land dropping 64 feet over the next 600 meters. The view takes in a mix of ridges and refuge land: Shaw Ridge to the north-northwest at 0.6 miles, and Mingo National Wildlife Refuge slightly farther in the same direction at 1.7 miles. Cow Knoll Ridge lies north-northeast at 1.9 miles, with Sand Blow Ridge due north at 2.2 miles and Horsehead Knoll farther north at 4.2 miles. To the west and northwest, Fry Bluff (489 ft), Mingo Wilderness, and the Monolopy Overlook Platform are visible between 3.1 and 3.4 miles out. The HWY 51 Overlook can be seen to the east-northeast at 2.1 miles. Elevations among these points range from 334 to 489 feet. Poplar Bluff is 19.5 miles southwest, with Sikeston 32.2 miles east and Cape Girardeau 42.4 miles east-northeast. Sunrise and sunset times shift across the year, from a 05:42 sunrise near the June solstice to a 07:11 sunrise near the December solstice, with sunsets ranging from 16:48 to 20:24 across the same span.