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North View

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Looking south from North View. Terrain at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

North View sits at 1,017 feet along the Great River Road, facing south. The land drops 373 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, indicating a steep grade below the viewpoint. Louis Nelson County Park lies to the southeast, 13.2 miles away at an elevation of 641 feet. Winona is the nearest town, 8.2 miles to the west-northwest, with Onalaska and La Crosse farther southeast at 15.1 and 17.7 miles respectively. On the June solstice, sunrise occurs at 05:24 and sunset at 20:53, giving the longest daylight window of the year at this location; the December solstice has the shortest, with sunrise at 07:38 and sunset at 16:31. Equinox daylight hours fall between these two extremes. Lookout precedes this stop along the byway, and High rock follows it as the next lookout point.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
1,017 ft
View
South · 180°
Relief
373 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
A view of Historic Pickwick Mill in Pickwick, Minnesota 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 70000314 ( Wikidata ).
Steve Nagel · Public domain · source
An agriculture crop irrigaton system spraying water at sunset just outside Perrot State Park in Trempealeau, Wisconsin.
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 53.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 53.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 53.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 22.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

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

  • Louis Nelson County Park641 ftsoutheast · 13.2 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1019:1818:40
June solstice05:2420:5320:09
September equinox06:5419:0518:27
December solstice07:3816:3115:44

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Winona8.2 mi west-northwest
  • Onalaska15.1 mi southeast
  • La Crosse17.7 mi southeast
← Before it: LookoutAfter it: High rock →
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Common questions

How high is North View?

North View sits at about 1,017 feet (310 m).

What can you see from North View?

From North View: Louis Nelson County Park (SE, 13 mi).

What is the nearest town to North View?

Winona, 8.2 miles WNW of North View.

What is the next lookout after North View?

High rock is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after North View.

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