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Percy French

Percy French from directly overhead

Percy French is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the south-southwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Crab Claw, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates54.21304, -5.88670

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Castle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Donard Park: 0.7 mi
  • Harrison Vista: 4.3 mi
  • Castlewellan Forest Park: 4.6 mi
  • Annalong Marine Park: 7.1 mi
Peaks
  • Drinnahilly: 1.3 mi
  • Thomas's Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Curraghard: 1.8 mi
  • Millstone Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Slievenamaddy: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Cliffs: 50
  • Nerwcastle Beach Bouldering: 0.7 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 2.3 mi
  • The Castles: 3.0 mi
  • Annalong Buttress: 3.4 mi
  • Slieve Beg: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 36
Picnic sites: 27
Attractions: 24
Nature reserves: 14
Springs: 12
Museums: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Tyrella Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Rossglass Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 14.5 mi
  • Gilpin Harbour: 14.7 mi
  • Mill Quarter Beach: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Black Stairs: 1.6 mi
  • Stepping Stones: 17.1 mi
  • Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Percy French. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve DonardSSW 211°849 m2.7 mi
Slieve CommedaghSW 231°767 m2.7 mi
Slieve BinnianSW 218°745.9 m6.2 mi
Slieve BearnaghWSW 244°739 m4.6 mi
SlievelamaganSW 225°702.2 m4.5 mi
Slieve MeelbegWSW 248°701.9 m5.3 mi
Slieve MeelmoreWSW 251°687 m4.9 mi
Slieve Bearnagh North TorWSW 245°680 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2717:4918:36
June solstice04:5021:0222:02
September equinox07:0918:3819:25
December solstice08:4214:5116:02

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11557660302

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