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Ocean Viewpoint

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Looking south-west from Ocean Viewpoint. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Ocean Viewpoint sits at 92 ft along the Wild Atlantic Way, facing 240 degrees toward the southwest. The land drops 89 ft within 600 m of the overlook, giving a clear descent toward the coast below. Templecavan lies to the south-southwest at a distance of 0.5 mi, sitting at 60 ft, while Malin Beg Viewpoint and Malin Beg Watch Tower are both about 0.6 mi in the same direction, at 56 ft and 70 ft respectively. The facing direction is angled 30 degrees off square to the sunset line, so evening light comes in at an angle rather than straight on. Sunset times shift through the year, from 16:11 at the December solstice to 22:17 at the June solstice, with equinox sunsets around 18:48 and 19:37. The previous stop on this route is Pointe Radhairc na Málainne Bige, and the next is Malin Beg Viewpoint, one of the features already visible from this spot.

Access
0.3 mi detour
Elevation
92 ft
View
Southwest · 240°
Light
Best at sunset
Relief
89 ft drop
In view
3 named features
Promonotory and rock on south side of Trabane Bay. View SW. (Cf. G5079 : Western extremity of Co. Donegal: over Trabane Bay at Malin Beg and Nigle Callaghan's G4979 : Ougue Port, Malin Beg).
Ben Brooksbank · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Malin Beg, County Donegal, Ireland Templecavan Church in front of Malin Beg and Mount Leahan (427 metres).
Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Malin Beg
Alistair Cunningham · CC BY 3.0 · source
Rathlin O'Birne Island
barit from Bonn, Deutschland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Crimlin Bridge
John M · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Coastal grazing near Crimlin Bridge
John M · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Templecavan60 ftsouth-southwest · 0.5 mi
  • Malin Beg Viewpoint56 ftsouth-southwest · 0.6 mi
  • Malin Beg Watch Tower70 ftsouth-southwest · 0.6 mi

Light

This overlook faces sunset 30° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:3918:4818:01
June solstice04:5922:1721:16
September equinox07:2119:3718:49
December solstice08:5716:1114:58

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

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How high is Ocean Viewpoint?

Ocean Viewpoint sits at about 92 feet (28 m).

What can you see from Ocean Viewpoint?

From Ocean Viewpoint: Templecavan (SSW, 0.5 mi); Malin Beg Viewpoint (SSW, 0.6 mi); Malin Beg Watch Tower (SSW, 0.6 mi).

Is Ocean Viewpoint better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunset. The land falls away from Ocean Viewpoint toward the sunset, so at sunrise the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the next lookout after Ocean Viewpoint?

Malin Beg Viewpoint is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Ocean Viewpoint.

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