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Missing Link Vista

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Missing Link Vista — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Missing Link Vista sits at 785 feet along the Ohio & Erie Canalway, with the surrounding land dropping 29 feet within 600 meters. Big Bend Area lies west-northwest at 0.7 mile, rising to 854 feet, while Avon Park is visible east-southeast at 0.9 mile and reaches 1,008 feet. Akron is the closest town, 2.8 miles to the south, with Parma and Cleveland farther off to the north-northwest at 20.9 and 27.4 miles respectively. Daylight hours shift across the year, with sunrise at 5:54 and sunset at 21:03 near the June solstice, contracting to a sunrise of 7:49 and sunset of 17:01 by the December solstice; the equinoxes fall closer to 7:14–7:30 for sunrise and 19:25–19:38 for sunset. This overlook follows Prather Vista and precedes Waters Park Overlook along the byway route.

Access
0.7 mi detour
Elevation
785 ft
Relief
29 ft drop
In view
2 named features
Akron-Stan Hywet Hall (BRLF) COLOR BALANCE BY COMMONS UPLOADER.
Ohio Office of Redevelopment from Columbus, Ohio, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America . Its reference number is 75002058 ( Wikidata ).
Brandon Bisel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America . Its reference number is 75002058 ( Wikidata ).
Brandon Bisel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Portage Indian
Mark Turnauckas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0 · source
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Big Bend Area854 ftwest-northwest · 0.7 mi
  • Avon Park1,008 fteast-southeast · 0.9 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:3019:3819:02
June solstice05:5421:0320:21
September equinox07:1419:2518:49
December solstice07:4917:0116:17

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

Where it is

  • Akron2.8 mi south
  • Parma20.9 mi north-northwest
  • Cleveland27.4 mi north-northwest
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How high is Missing Link Vista?

Missing Link Vista sits at about 785 feet (239 m).

What can you see from Missing Link Vista?

From Missing Link Vista: Big Bend Area (WNW, 0.7 mi); Avon Park (ESE, 0.9 mi).

What is the nearest town to Missing Link Vista?

Akron, 2.8 miles S of Missing Link Vista.

What is the next lookout after Missing Link Vista?

Waters Park Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Missing Link Vista.

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