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North Viewing Blind

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North Viewing Blind — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

North Viewing Blind sits along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail at an elevation of 580 ft, on ground that stays nearly level, dropping only 1 ft within 600 m. Tifft Nature Preserve lies 0.4 mi to the south, with South Viewing Blind 0.5 mi southeast and Observation Mound 0.6 mi to the southeast as well. Gallagher Beach is visible 0.7 mi to the south-southwest, and George J Hartman Playfields sits at the same distance to the south-southeast. Red Jacket River Front Park is 0.9 mi north-northeast, at a slightly higher elevation of 606 ft. Buffalo is the nearest town, 2.7 mi to the north-northwest, with Amherst 9.2 mi north-northeast and Niagara Falls 19.2 mi north-northwest. Daylight hours vary by season, with sunrise at 05:38 and sunset at 20:58 around the June solstice, and sunrise at 07:44 and sunset at 16:45 around the December solstice. South Viewing Blind precedes this stop on the route, and Duck Blind follows.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
580 ft
Relief
1 ft drop
In view
6 named features
Aerial view of Buffalo, New York, USA, on the lower end of Lake Erie. The view is north along the shoreline toward the Niagara River. New York State Route 5, the Buffalo Skyway, runs north–south along the harbor.
Ken Winters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domain · source
View across the entrance to the marina at Buffalo Harbor State Park toward the downtown skyline (left) and the grain elevator district (center and right).
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View over the marina at Buffalo Harbor State Park, with the downtown skyline visible in the background.
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Panoramic view of the marina at Buffalo Harbor State Park from the end of the walkway over the breakwall.
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The autumn foliage in its full splendor makes a colorful backdrop for a view across Lake Kirsty, at the Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo, New York, as seen on an October 2022 afternoon.
Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lake Erie from Buffalo Harbor State Park in Buffalo, New York
Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

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

  • Tifft Nature Preserve581 ftsouth · 0.4 mi
  • South Viewing Blind580 ftsouth-southeast · 0.5 mi
  • Observation Mound580 ftsoutheast · 0.6 mi
  • Gallagher Beach595 ftsouth-southwest · 0.7 mi
  • George J Hartman Playfields580 ftsouth-southeast · 0.7 mi
  • Red Jacket River Front Park606 ftnorth-northeast · 0.9 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2019:2818:50
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.

Where it is

  • Buffalo2.7 mi north-northwest
  • Amherst9.2 mi north-northeast
  • Niagara Falls19.2 mi north-northwest
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How high is North Viewing Blind?

North Viewing Blind sits at about 580 feet (177 m).

What can you see from North Viewing Blind?

From North Viewing Blind: Tifft Nature Preserve (S, 0.4 mi); South Viewing Blind (SSE, 0.5 mi); Observation Mound (SE, 0.6 mi); Gallagher Beach (SSW, 0.7 mi).

What is the nearest town to North Viewing Blind?

Buffalo, 2.7 miles NNW of North Viewing Blind.

What is the next lookout after North Viewing Blind?

Duck Blind is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after North Viewing Blind.

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