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Blowhole Viewing Stand

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Blowhole Viewing Stand — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Blowhole Viewing Stand sits on the Wild Atlantic Way at an elevation of 45 ft, with land dropping 79 ft within 600 m of the stand. A Blowhole feature lies west-southwest at 3.6 mi, and the Céide Fields appear in the same direction at 4.6 and 4.7 mi, listed at elevations of 408 ft and 429 ft. Inland high points include Aghaleague to the south at 4.8 mi (773 ft), Maumakeogh to the southwest at 6.5 mi (1,219 ft), and Ráithín to the west at 8.0 mi (320 ft). Sunrise and sunset times vary through the year: 06:41–18:50 at the March equinox, 05:03–22:16 at the June solstice, 07:23–19:39 at the September equinox, and 08:57–16:15 at the December solstice. The previous stop on this route is Dunlicky Point, and the next lookout, also named Blowhole, follows this stand.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
45 ft
Relief
79 ft drop
In view
6 named features
Round Barrow, Downpatrick Head Dating from the bronze age. One of at least two on this headland which also boasts a promontory fort. Looking towards Ballycastle. The fenced off area on the right hand side of the photograph is to protect humans and livestock from falling into the blow hole, Poll na S
Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Downpatrick Head , Co. Mayo
Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Large blowhole at Downpatrick Head
C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Downpatrick Head, Mayo Co., Ireland
PaulT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Downpatrick Head, Mayo Co., Ireland
Gunther Tschuch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Downpatrick Head, Mayo Co., Ireland
Gunther Tschuch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Blowhole138 ftwest-southwest · 3.6 mi
  • Céide Fields408 ftwest-southwest · 4.6 mi
  • Ceide Fields429 ftwest-southwest · 4.7 mi
  • Aghaleague773 ftsouth · 4.8 mi
  • Maumakeogh1,219 ftsouthwest · 6.5 mi
  • Ráithín320 ftwest · 8.0 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4118:5018:03
June solstice05:0322:1621:16
September equinox07:2319:3918:52
December solstice08:5716:1515:04

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How high is Blowhole Viewing Stand?

Blowhole Viewing Stand sits at about 45 feet (14 m).

What can you see from Blowhole Viewing Stand?

From Blowhole Viewing Stand: Blowhole (WSW, 3.6 mi); Céide Fields (WSW, 4.6 mi); Ceide Fields (WSW, 4.7 mi); Aghaleague (S, 4.8 mi).

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