Attraction · Ireland
Whale bone
Whale bone is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Slievecoiltia stands 322 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Grieving figures, a artwork 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.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Rib bone from fin whale washed ashore on local beach in 2000
How to reach it
Coordinates52.17279, -6.59328
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
Springs
- Trinity Well: 4.1 mi
- Saint Clomaun's Well: 4.4 mi
- Mile's Well: 4.8 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 4.9 mi
- Saint Catherine's Well: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 39
- Grieving figures: 0.0 mi
- Marian Statue: 9.1 mi
- Our Lady of Welcome: 9.3 mi
- Shasta Daisy: 11.1 mi
- Stella Maris Statue: 12.1 mi
Parks: 35
- Foulksmills Park: 11.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- The Rocks: 12.2 mi
- The Irish National Heritage Park: 12.6 mi
- Republican Garden of Rememberance: 12.8 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: 30
- 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
Gardens: 17
- St. Anne's Grotto: 5.1 mi
- The Old Melon Garden: 8.9 mi
- Johnstown Castle Walled Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Italian Sunken Garden: 9.2 mi
- Village Garden: 11.3 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
Cliffs: 1
- Carricjmore Cliff: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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