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Pointe Croisette

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Pointe Croisette — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Pointe Croisette sits along Route Napoléon at an elevation of 1 ft, with land dropping only 1 ft within 600 m of the overlook. The terrain here is essentially flat and low-lying. Several capes are visible along the coastline: Pointe du Batéguier to the south-southwest at 0.8 mi, Pointe du Dragon to the south at 1.2 mi and 5 ft elevation, and Pointe Fourcade to the northeast at 1.2 mi, rising to 50 ft. Inland to the north-northeast and northeast, two bodies of water can be seen: Bassin des truites at 1.2 mi and 309 ft elevation, and Grande marre at 1.3 mi and 280 ft elevation. Daylight hours shift across the year, with sunrise at 05:52 and sunset at 21:17 around the June solstice, and a shorter span from 08:02 to 16:59 at the December solstice. Equinox daylight runs from roughly 06:36 to 18:44 in March and 07:19 to 19:32 in September. This lookout follows Jetée Albert Edouard Sud along the byway route.

Access
0.8 mi detour
Elevation
1 ft
Relief
1 ft drop
In view
5 named features
Inauguration de la table d'orientation de la Pointe Croisette.
Православный храм в Канне from Cannes, France · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Chantier de restructuration du casino Palm Beach construit dans le style Art Déco entre 1928 et 1929 par l'architecte Roger Séassal. Pays : France 🇫🇷 Région : Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Département : Alpes-Maritimes (06) Ville : Cannes (06400) Quartier : Pointe Croisette Adresse : place Franklin R
Alexandre Prevot from Nancy, France · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Mercedes-Benz SLK R170 320
Montana72 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Cannes. Oratoire de la Croix
Maxim Massalitin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Сей монумент воздвигнут в 2010 году в память малого креста (на провансальском — Crouseto), который согласно традиции некогда возвышался на этом месте, где собирались паломники, направляющиеся в монастырь на острове Святого Гонората. Этот малый крест дал название бульвару Круазет .
ACOR Cannes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Ile Sainte Marguerite, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, FRANCE
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 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.

  • Pointe du Batéguier1 ftsouth-southwest · 0.8 mi
  • Pointe du Dragon5 ftsouth · 1.2 mi
  • Pointe Fourcade50 ftnortheast · 1.2 mi
  • Bassin des truites309 ftnorth-northeast · 1.2 mi
  • Grande marre280 ftnortheast · 1.3 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:3618:4418:06
June solstice05:5221:1720:33
September equinox07:1919:3218:54
December solstice08:0216:5916:12

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Pointe Croisette sits at about 1 feet (0 m).

What can you see from Pointe Croisette?

From Pointe Croisette: Pointe du Batéguier (SSW, 0.8 mi); Pointe du Dragon (S, 1.2 mi); Pointe Fourcade (NE, 1.2 mi); Bassin des truites (NNE, 1.2 mi).

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