Forty Foot
Forty Foot is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is James Joyce Tower and Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
The Forty Foot, a historic bathing pool on a promontory on the southern tip of Dublin Bay, is a short walk from the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove. It used to be a male only swimming spot but today both men and women enjoy a swim here.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Maze: 0.2 mi
- People's Park: 0.6 mi
- Clarinda Park: 0.7 mi
- Moran Park: 0.8 mi
- Crosthwaite Park: 0.9 mi
- James Joyce: 0.3 mi
- Archer II: 0.4 mi
- A Way To Be Welcomed: 0.4 mi
- Mothership: 0.4 mi
- Sun Worshipper: 0.9 mi
- Roger Casement: 0.6 mi
- Crimean War cannon: 0.7 mi
- RMS Leinster: 0.8 mi
- King George IV Monument: 0.8 mi
- Christ the King: 0.8 mi
- Bandstand: 0.6 mi
- The Oratory: 1.1 mi
- Ernest Walton: 2.3 mi
- John McCormack: 2.3 mi
- Todd Andrews: 2.3 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 1.4 mi
- Killiney Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mullins Hill: 1.8 mi
- Carrickgollogan Hill: 5.3 mi
- Barnaslingan Hill: 5.6 mi
- Aventine Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Tresilian Bee Garden: 3.2 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Residence: 3.5 mi
- The Biblical Garden: 4.0 mi
- Cluanóg: 4.6 mi
- Well of Gailline: 1.5 mi
- Scurvy Well: 1.6 mi
- Saint James' Well: 4.5 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 5.3 mi
- Saint John's Well: 8.0 mi
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 0.1 mi
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 0.8 mi
- Imaginosity: 4.3 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 5.3 mi
- National Print Museum: 5.9 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 0.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff/Whiterock Beach: 1.5 mi
- White Rock, Killiney Beach: 1.7 mi
- Seapoint: 1.9 mi
- Killiney Beach: 2.1 mi
- Roche's Hill: 1.7 mi
- Loughlinstown Woods: 3.2 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.5 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.8 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 1.6 mi
- Lover's Leap: 7.5 mi
- The Shaft: 7.5 mi
- Streaky Slab: 7.6 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 17.2 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 18.1 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 18.2 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 20.5 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Toni's: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- BBQ Area: 20.3 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Forty Foot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 230° | 757 m | 11.9 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 206° | 725.5 m | 12.1 mi |
| Seefingan | WSW 238° | 722.9 m | 12.7 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 209° | 684.8 m | 11.8 mi |
| Carrigvore | SW 218° | 682.36 m | 14.0 mi |
| Seahan | WSW 246° | 647.3 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tonduff | SW 216° | 642 m | 10.9 mi |
| White Hill | SSW 204° | 631.1 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:01 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/332211029
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