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Preston Overlook

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Preston Overlook — direction of view not recorded. Terrain at true elevation.

Preston Overlook sits at 993 feet along the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, with the land dropping 66 feet within 600 meters of the viewpoint. From the overlook, Pooler Park is visible to the east-southeast at 0.5 miles (1,002 ft elevation), Goose Flat Park lies to the southwest at 0.5 miles (950 ft), and Preston City Park is also to the southwest at 0.6 miles (1,013 ft). Day length varies through the year: sunrise and sunset run from 07:12 to 19:21 at the March equinox, 05:27 to 20:54 at the June solstice, 06:56 to 19:08 at the September equinox, and 07:39 to 16:35 at the December solstice. Decorah is 29.3 miles to the south-southeast, Rochester is 31.0 miles to the northwest, and Winona is 33.8 miles to the northeast. The overlook is a historic scenic site located in Preston, Minnesota.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
993 ft
Relief
66 ft drop
In view
3 named features
View from on top of the wall of the scenic overlook on U.S. Route 52 above Preston, Minnesota.
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Court at a Society for Creative Anachronism tournament of chivalry event on the Fillmore County Fairgrounds in Preston, Minnesota.
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Fillmore County Courthouse in Preston, Minnesota
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Farmers' market at the historic Milwaukee Elevator on Fillmore Street in Preston, Minnesota.
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The former Preston Brewery seen from the northeast end of Spring Street in Preston, Minnesota
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Historic Fillmore County Jail, built circa 1869, now the Jailhouse Inn Bed and Breakfast, seen from Houston Street in Preston, Minnesota
Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

What you’re looking at

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

  • Pooler Park1,002 fteast-southeast · 0.5 mi
  • Goose Flat Park950 ftsouthwest · 0.5 mi
  • Preston City Park1,013 ftsouthwest · 0.6 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1219:2118:43
June solstice05:2720:5420:10
September equinox06:5619:0818:30
December solstice07:3916:3515:48

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

Where it is

  • Decorah29.3 mi south-southeast
  • Rochester31.0 mi northwest
  • Winona33.8 mi northeast
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Preston Overlook is a historic scenic overlook in Preston, Minnesota, United States, North America.

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How high is Preston Overlook?

Preston Overlook sits at about 993 feet (303 m).

What can you see from Preston Overlook?

From Preston Overlook: Pooler Park (ESE, 0.5 mi); Goose Flat Park (SW, 0.5 mi); Preston City Park (SW, 0.6 mi).

What is the nearest town to Preston Overlook?

Decorah, 29 miles SSE of Preston Overlook.

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