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Bird Sanctuary

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Bird Sanctuary — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Access
On the byway
Elevation
10 ft
Relief
4 ft drop
Woodfield Modern (and dare I say it almost English-looking) housing adjacent to the R366 in a popular suburb west of Galway City.
Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Flats at Barna Demesne Rear of Barna Demesne taken from Barna Lough, Rusheen City Park.
Rick Crowley · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Windsurfing, Rusheen Bay
Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Rusheen Bay
Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Rusheen Bay
Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Rusheen Bay
Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4018:4918:03
June solstice05:0922:0921:11
September equinox07:2319:3818:52
December solstice08:5016:2115:13

Local time (Europe/Dublin). Computed for this exact position.

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How high is Bird Sanctuary?

Bird Sanctuary sits at about 10 feet (3 m).

What is the next lookout after Bird Sanctuary?

Luca's Viewpoint is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Bird Sanctuary.

A scenic overlook on Wild Atlantic Way, reported by OpenStreetMap.

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