Merrion Strand
Merrion Strand is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterflies, a artwork 0.2 miles away.
Merrion beach is a sandy beach with a gradual slope which makes the water too shallow for any real swimming. There is a large inlet of water that remains even at low tide and is known locally as "Cockle Lake". Although Merrion Strand itself has little flo
The story
Bathing place Merrion Strand is located on the Irish coast in the municipality/city Dublin City Council.
Wikidata Q107077700, matched on coordinates and name (36 m apart).
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Butterflies: 0.2 mi
- The Faces: 0.4 mi
- Jellyfish: 0.6 mi
- Newman's razor: 0.8 mi
- Rendevous: 0.9 mi
- Poolbeg Yacht & Boat Club: 1.9 mi
- Lock C2: 2.1 mi
- Hanover Studios: 2.3 mi
- Airfield Farm: 2.3 mi
- Dublin Port Diving Bell and Visitors Centre: 2.5 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 4.4 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Mullins Hill: 5.0 mi
- Killiney Hill: 5.2 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 5.2 mi
- Booterstown Park: 0.7 mi
- Belfield Woods: 0.9 mi
- Devlin Park: 1.2 mi
- Irishtown Nature Park: 1.4 mi
- Seán Moore Park: 1.5 mi
- National Print Museum: 1.8 mi
- Georgian House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Irish Architectural Archive: 2.3 mi
- Lightvessel Kittiwake: 2.4 mi
- The Redbrick Substation: 2.6 mi
- Cluanóg: 0.9 mi
- Donnybrook Buzz Shelter: 1.2 mi
- Bulldog's Field: 1.5 mi
- The Biblical Garden: 1.5 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Residence: 2.3 mi
- 1916 Rising: 0.6 mi
- A Gift from the United Mexican States to Ireland: 0.9 mi
- Arkle: 1.0 mi
- The Arthur Morrison Monument: 1.1 mi
- Tree of Hope: 1.2 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 1.1 mi
- Saint John's Well: 4.3 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.4 mi
- Saint James' Well: 4.5 mi
- Well of Gailline: 5.6 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 0.9 mi
- Seapoint: 2.3 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 4.1 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 4.2 mi
- White Rock, Killiney Beach: 5.3 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 0.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 0.5 mi
- The Grove: 1.8 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 3.6 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 4.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Lover's Leap: 9.4 mi
- The Shaft: 10.6 mi
- Streaky Slab: 10.7 mi
- Bracket Slab: 11.1 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 11.8 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 19.9 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 20.9 mi
- Toni's: 4.8 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 16.4 mi
- BBQ Area: 18.5 mi
- Poplar Square: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Merrion Strand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 209° | 757 m | 10.9 mi |
| Djouce | S 187° | 726 m | 12.9 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 220° | 723 m | 11.1 mi |
| War Hill | S 190° | 685 m | 12.4 mi |
| Carrigvore | SSW 201° | 682 m | 13.8 mi |
| Seahan | SW 227° | 647 m | 10.1 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 194° | 642 m | 11.0 mi |
| White Hill | S 186° | 631 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/891119048
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