Sky Road sits at 334 ft on the Wild Atlantic Way, facing 150 degrees toward the south-southeast, with the land dropping 327 ft within 600 m of the overlook. Mannin Bay Coral Strand lies south-southeast at 4.2 miles, close to sea level at 22 ft. Ballyconneely Community Park is visible to the south at 5.0 miles and 56 ft elevation, with Doon Hill further along the same direction at 6.0 miles and 104 ft. Doon Hill is a volcanic plug in the townland of Bunowen More, standing 67 m high on the Errismore peninsula; fishermen have used it as a landmark to guide them into Bunowen Pier at Aillebrack, and its Irish name, dún, meaning "fortress," may point to an earlier fort on its summit. A riding stable appears south-southwest at 6.2 miles, and Iorras Beag, a peak reaching 921 ft, is visible to the southeast at 9.2 miles. Daylight hours vary through the year, from a 06:44 sunrise and 18:53 sunset at the March equinox to an 08:55 sunrise and 16:23 sunset at the December solstice. The next lookout along the route is the Bird Sanctuary.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:53 | 18:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 22:14 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:42 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 16:23 | 15:15 |
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Doon Hill is a volcanic plug in the townland of Bunowen More, in the barony of Ballynahinch, near Ballyconneely in County Galway, Ireland. The hill, which is 67 m high, is a prominent landscape feature on the Errismore peninsula. Fishermen use Doon Hill as a landmark to guide them into Bunowen Pier at Aillebrack. The Irish name for the hill, dún, means "fortress", possibly indicating an earlier fort on top of the hill.
Sky Road sits at about 334 feet (102 m).
From Sky Road: Mannin Bay Coral Strand (SSE, 4.2 mi); Ballyconneely Community Park (S, 5.0 mi); Doon Hill (S, 6.0 mi); Riding Stable (SSW, 6.2 mi).
Bird Sanctuary is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Sky Road.
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