Paid viewfinder
This paid viewfinder sits along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail at 251 feet in elevation, with the land dropping 11 feet within 600 meters of the site. Sodus Point Beach Park lies to the east at 0.5 miles and 253 feet in elevation. Farther out, Chimney Bluff Point rises to the east-northeast at 4.0 miles and 400 feet, while Freedom Hill sits to the west at 4.3 miles and 341 feet. Sunrise and sunset times shift across the year: the June solstice brings sunrise at 05:29 and sunset at 20:52, while the December solstice offers a later sunrise at 07:38 and an earlier sunset at 16:36. Equinox timing falls between these marks, with March sunrise at 07:12 and sunset at 19:20, and September sunrise at 06:56 and sunset at 19:07. Irondequoit is 30.2 miles to the west, with Rochester at 32.7 miles west-southwest and Henrietta at 35.8 miles in the same direction. This stop follows the Overlook and precedes the Meteorology Observation Deck along the trail.
What you’re looking at
Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.
- Sodus Point Beach Park253 fteast · 0.5 mi
- Chimney Bluff Point400 fteast-northeast · 4.0 mi
- Freedom Hill341 ftwest · 4.3 mi
Light
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 19:20 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:52 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 19:07 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:36 | 15:49 |
Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.
Where it is
- Irondequoit30.2 mi west
- Rochester32.7 mi west-southwest
- Henrietta35.8 mi west-southwest
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How high is Paid viewfinder?
Paid viewfinder sits at about 251 feet (77 m).
What can you see from Paid viewfinder?
From Paid viewfinder: Sodus Point Beach Park (E, 0.5 mi); Chimney Bluff Point (ENE, 4.0 mi); Freedom Hill (W, 4.3 mi).
What is the nearest town to Paid viewfinder?
Irondequoit, 30 miles W of Paid viewfinder.
What is the next lookout after Paid viewfinder?
Meteorology Observation Deck is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Paid viewfinder.
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Day trips start here
- Sodus Point · 0 mi
- Finger Lakes Apple Country · 7 mi
- Wolcott · 9 mi
- Williamson · 11 mi
- Newark · 17 mi
- Palmyra · 19 mi
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