Beautiful Observation point near my house

JoniG · February 8, 2021, 7:21am

Come and visit this beautiful place overlooking the Kanaim valley and the outskirts of Arad on the near range and on the distance you can see the Dead sea, the Jordanian mountains on the other side and the Hebron mountain on the north.
There is a car parking right next to the place and no hiking needed.

The place was named after an Army officer from Arad who lost his life in the army in 2009.
His name was Omer Rabinovich and the name of the place is Omer Lookout.

Enjoy a few photos of the place

Ewaade_3A · February 9, 2021, 8:10pm

I am sorry, but what is an “Observation Point”?

Have you met Omer @OmerAli

Let me invite him to come see a place named after him.

Nice shots! @JoniG

JoniG · February 9, 2021, 8:23pm

Hey @Ewaade_3A

An observation point is another name for a lookout.

Never met Omer but I believe there are many people with that name

Ewaade_3A · February 9, 2021, 9:29pm

Okay, maybe I did not frame my question well; what is the purpose of a lookout? Is it for the Military or for Seafarers or for captains, I know I can Google the answer, but I want you to tell me, thank you.

There may be many people bearing the name “Omer” but my (sorry our Omer) @OmerAli is certainly very special! So, special I think you should meet him, or visit his profile.

What name do I call you? @JoniG

You have very unique posts!

JoniG · February 10, 2021, 4:42am

Hey @Ewaade_3A

My name is Joni and thanks for liking my posts

The lookout is a touristic place to come and enjoy the beautiful view.

It is named after a person as a memorial.

OmerAli · February 10, 2021, 6:25am

@Ewaade_3A I wish I could read hebrew

I believe it must be for military purposes. I have huge respect and admiration for people who preserve their culture and landmarks. It tells a lot about their personality, passion and loyalty. Imagine going back to hundreds of years and looking at distant landmarks through this observation point, so fascinating really.

Ewaade_3A · February 10, 2021, 7:45am

Oh, now, I understand. Thank you for answering all my questions “annoying as they seem” @JoniG

Ewaade_3A · February 10, 2021, 7:47am

I agree, I don’t want to go 100 years back though, Omer. I want to go 100 years forward.

What will “the knowledge of Hebrew do for you” that you are not doing now? We have Joni, he can read Hebrew, so by extension, we can because we know someone who can. @OmerAli

JoniG · February 10, 2021, 7:59am

Hey guys @Ewaade_3A @OmerAli
No military purpose… Its purely a beautiful place.
The things written in Hebrew are the name of the place after someone from my hometown and there is a map board with all the mountains and river names that you can see from there.

Ewaade_3A · February 10, 2021, 9:46am

Thank you very much, Joni. The Guide really helps, Maybe you can push for it to be translated.so, that those of us who do not know, can enjoy it more, since it’s near to your home, what do you think? @JoniG

I mean we will purposely go out just to view these places.

JoniG · February 10, 2021, 4:18pm

Whenever I can I push for translating things.
I am translating all of the places around my home (at least I’m trying).
I will see if I can recommend for the translation next time the place get fixed

LuigiZ · February 10, 2021, 4:52pm

Hi @JoniG,

very nice breath taking photos, the panorama over the Dead Sea is indeed amazing! How far is this place from your house? Do you come here often?

I have been visiting Israel many years ago and loved the Dead Sea and this desert, but haven’t been to this exact place.

Thank you once again for the great photos ?.

JoniG · February 10, 2021, 5:04pm

Hey @LuigiZ
Beautiful photo!

Yes I visit here often.
It is about 5 minutes from my house and I love going to these places a lot!

Next time you’re in Israel send me a message

LuigiZ · February 10, 2021, 5:15pm

Oh that’s very close @JoniG , so you can often enjoy the view .

Thank you very much, I will definitely let you know!