See for miles from from Ringinglow / Hallam

[Phanerothyme 12]

Dear all,

 

Please find attached the images of York Minster, taken last year from Ringinglow road by my Father and me using a bird spotting scope and my Blackberry. You can see it with binoculars. It can also be seen from in front of the Ridge flats, Redmires Road - but you need to look carefully and the aspect isn't quite what it is in these images. Enjoy.

 

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3515079

 

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3515062 - enhanced

 

Fantastic home brew solution -

[Oingo 10]

Hi Allwednesday. You can only just see one edge of the Minster from the viewing table. It is not really worth trying. The Minster is just visible just behind a cooling tower from there. Better to Ringinglow Road nr. the top of Hangram Lane (good) or outside Ridge Flats on Redmires Road (not quite as good - but has been done - but be prepared to look like a bit of a berk stading with telescope outside some flats while folk drive by!). If viewed from out front of Ridge Flats the aspect will be different and the Minster will not look as it does in the picture in relation to Ferrybridge.

[Ousetunes 10]

Dear all,

 

Please find attached the images of York Minster, taken last year from Ringinglow road by my Father and me using a bird spotting scope and my Blackberry. You can see it with binoculars. It can also be seen from in front of the Ridge flats, Redmires Road - but you need to look carefully and the aspect isn't quite what it is in these images. Enjoy.

 

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3515079

 

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3515062 - enhanced

 

I am so grateful!

 

Magnificent pictures and now I know it's a physical possibility, I will return to Ringinglow (or top of Sandygate Road) with enthusiasm brimming!

[boyfriday 21]

I've been to the viewing table many times over the last few years I know Lincoln cathedral is on the brass plaque but can't remember seeing Yorkminster on there

I will go up on a clear frosty day and take another look! I really enjoy the fresh air up there too.

 

By the time I get to the viewing table I'm usually too exhausted to see anything!

 

One building that has interested me over the years is a large white building NE from the viewing table, it looks quite sinister like a government building..it's probably Makro!

[allwednesday 11]

By the time I get to the viewing table I'm usually too exhausted to see anything!

 

One building that has interested me over the years is a large white building NE from the viewing table, it looks quite sinister like a government building..it's probably Makro!

 

I believe that is Scunthorpe steel works.

[Oingo 10]

Today might be a decent day to view the Minster, although it might be a bit too hazy to the north. Lincoln should be visible.

Edited August 11, 2013 by Oingo

[allwednesday 11]

Will get up in the near future it's best to go up on a frosty day when the sky's are crystal clear a lot of haze around at this time of year.

[Oingo 10]

If viewed from outside The Ridge Flats, Lodge Moor, you look just to the left of the easternmost cooling tower of Ferrybridge (the power station which is furthest west visible). Half of the Minster fills the gap between the two easternmost cooling towers. It was visible today (745pm) with 10x binoculars from the top of The Ridge. Good hunting!

[Colin Foster 70]

If viewed from outside The Ridge Flats, Lodge Moor, you look just to the left of the easternmost cooling tower of Ferrybridge (the power station which is furthest west visible). Half of the Minster fills the gap between the two easternmost cooling towers. It was visible today (745pm) with 10x binoculars from the top of The Ridge. Good hunting!

 

I went up to Fulwood Lane earlier. I could see something tall way in the distance right above the transmitter at Crosspool. It was very faint and too hazy to see clearly at that distance, but checking Google Earth suggests it could well have been the Humber bridge. Don't know if anyone has seen that before up there.

 

As mentioned, the best time for long distance viewing is a sunny, frosty day in December. The landscape far away always seems to be lit up better when the sun is low.

Edited August 11, 2013 by Colin Foster

[allwednesday 11]

If viewed from outside The Ridge Flats, Lodge Moor, you look just to the left of the easternmost cooling tower of Ferrybridge (the power station which is furthest west visible). Half of the Minster fills the gap between the two easternmost cooling towers. It was visible today (745pm) with 10x binoculars from the top of The Ridge. Good hunting!

 

Well done that sounds good I have taken note cheers.

[Oingo 10]

I went up to Fulwood Lane earlier. I could see something tall way in the distance right above the transmitter at Crosspool. It was very faint and too hazy to see clearly at that distance, but checking Google Earth suggests it could well have been the Humber bridge. Don't know if anyone has seen that before up there.

 

As mentioned, the best time for long distance viewing is a sunny, frosty day in December. The landscape far away always seems to be lit up better when the sun is low.

 

Can't quite remember exactly where the Humber Bridge is in relation to our skyline but have seen it many times: you can see the two masts poking up above the horizon, and on a good day you can see the tops of the cables. Visible with binoculars and also without (masts only) if you have sharp eyes.

[Mecky 10]

Dear all,

 

Please find attached the images of York Minster, taken last year from Ringinglow road by my Father and me using a bird spotting scope and my Blackberry. You can see it with binoculars. It can also be seen from in front of the Ridge flats, Redmires Road - but you need to look carefully and the aspect isn't quite what it is in these images. Enjoy.

 

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3515079

 

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3515062 - enhanced

 

I'm failing to see how that can be York Minster to be honest, due to hills around Sheffield and such, but I pretty much agree it's relatively flat land past Rotherham heading towards the North Sea. Might Take my telescope up there one day and have a butchers