Alcock and Brown
Alcock and Brown is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Mweelrea stands 814 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
Bronze replica of limestone statue in Heathrow. The original was displayed in Clifden temporarily as part of the centenary celebrations of the first non-stop transatlantic crossing by John Alcock and Arthur Brown.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crockaunhiggeen: 4.4 mi
- Maumfin: 5.2 mi
- Derrylahan: 5.2 mi
- Shanboolard: 5.6 mi
- Maumought SW Top: 5.6 mi
- Thomas Whelan Monument: 0.1 mi
- Abbeyglen Castle Hotel: 0.4 mi
- Monument Hill: 0.4 mi
- Clifden Castle: 1.4 mi
- Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing: 1.5 mi
- Mannin Bay Coral Strand: 3.6 mi
- Acton Beach: 5.3 mi
- The Strand: 6.2 mi
- Trá Chuan an Mhada: 8.0 mi
- Trá na Feadóige: 8.1 mi
- Toberdavin: 3.7 mi
- Tobar Muire: 4.1 mi
- Well of the Seven Daughters: 6.4 mi
- Toberfeheen: 6.7 mi
- Tobernaseachtinyean: 7.0 mi
- Ring fort: 4.6 mi
- Crannog: 4.6 mi
- Connemara National Park Visitor Centre: 5.4 mi
- Riding Stable: 7.4 mi
- Roundstone Bay & Island Tours: 7.7 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 0.0 mi
- The Rifle - Sebastián: 0.0 mi
- The Whitehorn Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Connemara Giant: 11.8 mi
- Scáileanna na mBád: 23.3 mi
- Station House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 4.6 mi
- Kylemore Abbey: 7.5 mi
- Ionad Oidhreachta Leitir Mealláin: 20.8 mi
- Ballyconneely Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 7.0 mi
- Roundstone play park: 7.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 6.8 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 21.7 mi
- Dun Mor Cliffs: 13.2 mi
- Aill na Graí: 24.1 mi
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 17.1 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Old Head Woods: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Alcock and Brown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweelrea | NE 37° | 814 m | 13.0 mi |
| An Bhinn Bhán | ENE 74° | 729 m | 8.2 mi |
| Binn Chorr | E 82° | 711 m | 9.6 mi |
| An Bhinn Dubh | ENE 79° | 696 m | 8.8 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin | E 84° | 691 m | 7.8 mi |
| Binn Chorr North Top | E 82° | 690 m | 9.5 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin Central Top | E 82° | 680 m | 7.7 mi |
| Derryclare | E 87° | 677 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:07 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 21:15 | 22:14 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:55 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 15:15 | 16:23 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11094250749
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