Questions tagged [viewpoint]

On a clear day is it possible to see the Isles of Scilly from Cornwall with the aid of binoculars? A distance of around 40km. I know on a very clear day you can only see maximum 20km from sea level but the coast of Cornwall is higher than sea…

Asked on PSE earlier but it was suggested to me more likely to be answered here and I think so too. There are a number of amazing photos of the Burj Khalifa which are seemingly taken from an elevated viewpoint. It is possible that some are taken by…

Plenty of images show Ha Long Bay from what seems to be a somewhat elevated viewpoint. Look at the top 3 rows images from here for example. Where are high viewpoints from which to appreciate Ha Long Bay from? What are the names of these viewpoints…

While it is clear that there is a platform right at the Cristo Rendedor statue on Corcovado, from where one can see the statue up close or Rio, there seems to be quite a few images online taken further so that one can see the whole statue and Rio…