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South Viewing Blind

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South Viewing Blind — direction of view not recorded. Terrain at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

South Viewing Blind sits at 580 feet along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, with no elevation drop within 600 meters of the site. Gallagher Beach, along the coast, lies west-southwest at a distance of 0.5 miles and an elevation of 595 feet. Buffalo is 3.2 miles to the north-northwest, with Amherst further out at 9.6 miles north-northeast, and Niagara Falls at 19.7 miles north-northwest. Sunrise and sunset times vary across the year, ranging from a 05:38 sunrise at the June solstice to a 07:44 sunrise at the December solstice, with sunsets spanning from 16:45 in December to 20:58 in June. Observation Mound precedes this stop on the byway, and North Viewing Blind follows it.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
580 ft
Relief
0 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
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 over the marina at Buffalo Harbor State Park, with the downtown skyline visible in the background.
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
As seen on a sunny afternoon in April 2023, a view eastward from the crest of the Father Baker Memorial Bridge in Buffalo, New York looks over Ship Canal Commons, a green space on the former site of the Hanna Furnace Company that's centered on and named after the former Union Ship Canal. Once a have
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
Lake Erie at Buffalo , New York ( United States ).
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

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

  • Gallagher Beach595 ftwest-southwest · 0.5 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

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.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Buffalo3.2 mi north-northwest
  • Amherst9.6 mi north-northeast
  • Niagara Falls19.7 mi north-northwest
← Before it: Observation MoundAfter it: North Viewing Blind →
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Common questions

How high is South Viewing Blind?

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

What can you see from South Viewing Blind?

From South Viewing Blind: Gallagher Beach (WSW, 0.5 mi).

What is the nearest town to South Viewing Blind?

Buffalo, 3.2 miles NNW of South Viewing Blind.

What is the next lookout after South Viewing Blind?

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

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