- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Slievecoiltia322.2 m · 18.4 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:52local time
- Coordinates
- 52.1728, -6.5933
Whale bone is a attraction, at a modelled 3 m. Slievecoiltia stands 322 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Trail & Garden in Honour of Those Lost at Sea, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Rib bone from a fin whale washed up on a local beach.
- Inscription
- Rib bone from fin whale washed ashore on local beach in 2000
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whale bone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slievecoiltia | NW 309° | 322.2 m | 18.4 mi |
| Carrickbyrne Hill | NNW 330° | 286.1 m | 15.8 mi |
| Forth Mountain | N 7° | 237 m | 10.0 mi |
| Lacken Hill | NW 322° | 192 m | 19.9 mi |
| Camaross Hill | NNW 342° | 183 m | 15.1 mi |
| Carrickmastia Hill | NNW 338° | 166 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bree Hill | N 356° | 155 m | 18.5 mi |
| Raheennahoon Hill | N 351° | 154 m | 17.1 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Memorial Trail & Garden in Honour of Those Lost at Sea: 0.0 mi
- Kilmore Quay - Crehen Twinning Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Killag Church: 2.1 mi
- Windmill: 2.7 mi
- Ballyhealy Castle: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 31
- Tacumshane Windmill: 7.6 mi
- Johnstown Castle Visitor Centre: 9.1 mi
- Port Lairge: 10.0 mi
- Hook Head Adventures: 10.5 mi
- Lady's Well: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 29
- Ballyhealy Beach: 3.2 mi
- The White Hole Beach: 4.5 mi
- Cullenstown Strand: 6.2 mi
- Blackhall Strand: 7.2 mi
- Hole of the Forlorn: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 27
- Carrickatinna Rock: 8.6 mi
- The Chour / The Hill of the Chour: 8.7 mi
- Skeater Rock: 8.8 mi
- Raven Rock: 9.6 mi
- Clorane: 9.7 mi
Museums: 12
- Irish Agricultural Museum: 9.1 mi
- St Awaries Cottage: 9.6 mi
- Rosslare Harbour Maritime Heritage Centre: 11.4 mi
- Westgate Heritage Centre: 12.8 mi
- John F. Kennedy Arboretum Museum: 17.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:54 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:56 | 21:52 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 15:13 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
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