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

ViewPoint sits at 62 ft along Route de la Nouvelle-France, with the land dropping 49 ft within 600 meters of the overlook. Côte de la Ferme, a cliff rising to 262 ft, lies 1.5 miles to the south-southwest, while Rivière du Moulin runs 1.6 miles east-northeast at 161 ft elevation. Étang du Moulin, a body of water at 23 ft, is visible 2.0 miles west, and Bassin des Pionieres de Beauport lies 2.9 miles west-southwest at 105 ft. Farther out, La Longue Pointe extends 3.3 miles northeast at 33 ft, La Falaise cliff sits 3.5 miles west-southwest at 72 ft, and bassin Canac-Marquis appears 3.7 miles west-southwest at 223 ft. Daylight hours vary by season: sunrise runs from 04:51 at the June solstice to 07:28 at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 20:43 in June to 15:59 in December. The equinoxes bring sunrise near 06:30–06:48 and sunset near 18:44–18:57. The next lookout along the route is Belvédère de la Baronne.

Access
0.8 mi detour
Elevation
62 ft
Relief
49 ft drop
In view
7 named features
Rear view of the Félix Leclerc Museum which opened in the summer of 2002. Situated in St-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Eric Fortin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Aerial view of the Côte du Pont on the Island of Orleans.
Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of the Côte du Pont on the Island of Orleans.
Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of the intersection of Côte du Pont and Royal Road on Island of Orleans.
Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Situé à l'entrée de l'Île d'Orléans, l'espace Félix Leclerc présente une exposition permanente sur la vie et l’œuvre du poète décédé le 8-08-88.
Eric Fortin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
L'Espace Félix-Leclerc, situé à St-Pierre Ile d'Orléans, présente une exposition permanente sur la vie et l’œuvre du poète, du chansonnier et de l'écrivain. Il a ouvert ses portes à l'été 2002.
Eric Fortin · 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.

  • Côte de la Ferme262 ftsouth-southwest · 1.5 mi
  • Rivière du Moulin161 fteast-northeast · 1.6 mi
  • Étang du Moulin23 ftwest · 2.0 mi
  • Bassin des Pionieres de Beauport105 ftwest-southwest · 2.9 mi
  • La Longue Pointe33 ftnortheast · 3.3 mi
  • La Falaise72 ftwest-southwest · 3.5 mi
  • bassin Canac-Marquis223 ftwest-southwest · 3.7 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4818:5718:17
June solstice04:5120:4319:56
September equinox06:3218:4418:04
December solstice07:2815:5915:07

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How high is ViewPoint?

ViewPoint sits at about 62 feet (19 m).

What can you see from ViewPoint?

From ViewPoint: Côte de la Ferme (SSW, 1.5 mi); Rivière du Moulin (ENE, 1.6 mi); Étang du Moulin (W, 2.0 mi); Bassin des Pionieres de Beauport (WSW, 2.9 mi).

What is the next lookout after ViewPoint?

Belvédère de la Baronne is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after ViewPoint.

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