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Devils bridge

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Devils bridge — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Devils Bridge sits along the Wild Atlantic Way at an elevation of 31 ft, with the land dropping 56 ft within 600 m of the overlook. Several peaks are visible to the east and southeast, including Croaghnanoona at 0.9 mi and Croaghbeggan at 1.0 mi, both under 200 ft in elevation. Farther off, Sheemore (471 ft) and Soldiers Hill (553 ft) rise to the southeast at 3.6 and 4.1 miles, with Crockalough (887 ft) and Crockraw (601 ft) visible beyond them at 5.0 and 5.4 miles. Daylight hours shift considerably through the year at this stop, from a sunrise of 04:48 and sunset of 22:16 at the June solstice to a sunrise of 08:56 and sunset of 16:01 at the December solstice. This lookout is positioned along the route between Hell's Hole and the Viewing point.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
31 ft
Relief
56 ft drop
In view
6 named features
Malin Head
dconvertini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Malin Head
dconvertini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Malin Head
dconvertini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Malin Head
dconvertini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Malin Head
dconvertini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Malin Head
dconvertini · 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.

  • Croaghnanoona169 fteast-southeast · 0.9 mi
  • Croaghbeggan154 fteast · 1.0 mi
  • Sheemore471 ftsoutheast · 3.6 mi
  • Soldiers Hill553 ftsoutheast · 4.1 mi
  • Crockalough887 fteast-southeast · 5.0 mi
  • Crockraw601 ftsoutheast · 5.4 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:3318:4317:54
June solstice04:4822:1621:13
September equinox07:1519:3118:43
December solstice08:5616:0114:45

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How high is Devils bridge?

Devils bridge sits at about 31 feet (9 m).

What can you see from Devils bridge?

From Devils bridge: Croaghnanoona (ESE, 0.9 mi); Croaghbeggan (E, 1.0 mi); Sheemore (SE, 3.6 mi); Soldiers Hill (SE, 4.1 mi).

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