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Scenic Overlook

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Looking north-west from Scenic Overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Access
On the byway
Elevation
934 ft
View
Northwest · 330°
Relief
267 ft drop
In view
12 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
w:Barn Bluff (Red Wing, Minnesota) , a bluff on the west side of the Mississippi River .
Elkman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
View of Red Wind, Minnesota from atop Barn Bluff
Tpdwkouaa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Red Wing Mississippi River Bridge
Wikideas1 · CC0 · source
w:G. A. Carlson Lime Kiln on the northern face of w:Barn Bluff in w:Red Wing, Minnesota .
Elkman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Red Wing, Minnesota
Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Red Wing, Minnesota
Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

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

  • Mississippi Rivernorthwest · 1.4 mi
  • Hay Creekwest · 2.0 mi
  • Spring Creekwest-northwest · 2.4 mi
  • Trimbelle Rivernorthwest · 3.3 mi
  • Cannon Rivernorthwest · 3.4 mi
  • 4 Reservoir853 ftnorth · 3.7 mi
  • Trenton Sloughnorthwest · 3.8 mi
  • North Cannon Riverwest-northwest · 4.5 mi
  • Gantenbein Lake679 ftnorthwest · 4.8 mi
  • Vermillion Sloughwest-northwest · 4.9 mi
  • Skidmore Bluff814 ftnorthwest · 5.1 mi
  • Catfish Sluwest-northwest · 5.3 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1419:2318:44
June solstice05:2620:5920:15
September equinox06:5819:0918:31
December solstice07:4416:3315:45

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Red Wing0.8 mi southwest
  • Hastings20.2 mi northwest
  • River Falls20.7 mi north-northwest
← Before it: Vista pointAfter it: Carlson Kiln →
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Common questions

How high is Scenic Overlook?

Scenic Overlook sits at about 934 feet (285 m).

What can you see from Scenic Overlook?

From Scenic Overlook: Mississippi River (NW, 1.4 mi); Hay Creek (W, 2.0 mi); Spring Creek (WNW, 2.4 mi); Trimbelle River (NW, 3.3 mi).

What is the nearest town to Scenic Overlook?

Red Wing, 0.8 miles SW of Scenic Overlook.

What is the next lookout after Scenic Overlook?

Carlson Kiln is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Scenic Overlook.

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A scenic overlook on Great River Road, reported by OpenStreetMap.

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