UpToWhereWhat can you see from Sacré-Cœur (Montmartre)?
Built as an act of national penance, its walls get whiter with every rainfall.
From Sacré-Cœur (Montmartre), the terrain-limited line of sight reaches up to 68.3 km. The single farthest piece of visible terrain lies 68.3 km to the northeast (bearing 48°), at 264 m elevation. These results account for Earth's curvature and standard atmospheric refraction, computed from 30-meter resolution Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data across 1,899,354 terrain samples.
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The horizon is most open toward the south-southeast, where sightlines run 54.4 km on average; terrain closes the view down fastest to the southwest, at 17.4 km.
| N | 22.7 km | |
| NNE | 32.6 km | |
| NE | 36.9 km | |
| ENE | 44.1 km | |
| E | 45.7 km | |
| ESE | 33.3 km | |
| SE | 48.3 km | |
| SSE | 54.4 km | |
| S | 43.4 km | |
| SSW | 23.9 km | |
| SW | 17.4 km | |
| WSW | 19.6 km | |
| W | 27.0 km | |
| WNW | 34.3 km | |
| NW | 38.2 km | |
| NNW | 28.4 km |
About Sacré-Cœur (Montmartre)
Parisians raised money for this basilica by public subscription starting in 1875, intending it as an act of atonement after France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the bloody Paris Commune uprising. Construction dragged on for nearly forty years, and the building wasn't formally consecrated until 1919, after the First World War had already passed. Its pale travertine stone comes from a quarry near Fontainebleau and reacts with rain by releasing calcite, keeping the facade white instead of grey with age.
Did you know?
- Sitting atop Montmartre, the highest natural point in Paris, its dome was the city's tallest vantage point until the Eiffel Tower rose in 1889.
- The basilica's great bell, La Savoyarde, weighs around 19 tonnes, one of the heaviest bells ever cast.
- Its Romano-Byzantine domes and pale stone were a deliberate break from the Gothic and Haussmannian styles that dominate the rest of Paris.
- The apse holds one of the largest mosaic artworks in Europe, a sweeping depiction of Christ in Majesty.
- From the dome's gallery, views stretch past the Eiffel Tower and the Panthéon toward the hills beyond Saint-Denis.
Frequently asked questions
How far can you see from Sacré-Cœur (Montmartre)?
On a clear day the terrain allows a line of sight of up to 68.3 km from Sacré-Cœur (Montmartre). The average visible distance across all 360 directions is 34.4 km. Atmospheric conditions (haze, humidity) usually reduce practical visibility below the terrain-limited maximum.
What is the farthest point visible from Sacré-Cœur (Montmartre)?
The farthest terrain visible from Sacré-Cœur (Montmartre) lies 68.3 km to the northeast, at an elevation of 264 m. Earth's curvature and atmospheric refraction are accounted for in this calculation.
How high is Sacré-Cœur (Montmartre)?
The observation point at Sacré-Cœur (Montmartre) sits at 216 m above sea level (Copernicus GLO-30 elevation model).
How is this visibility map calculated?
UpToWhere traces lines of sight in 360 directions from the observer using 30 m-resolution Copernicus terrain data, correcting for Earth curvature and standard atmospheric refraction. You can run the same analysis for any point on Earth with the free calculator.
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