Ownahincha Strand (West)
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Ownahincha Strand (West) is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Island Strand, a beach 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
The story
Owenahincha (Irish: Abha na hInse) is a beach located near Rosscarbery in County Cork. It is, as of 2022, a Blue Flag beach. There are a number of camping and caravan parks in the area.
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Wikidata Q15264841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galley Head View · 1 mi
- Lookout over Millcove · 2 mi
- Coast View · 7 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Castlefreke Castle: 1.0 mi
- Rathbarry Church Ruin: 1.2 mi
- Downeen Castle South: 1.2 mi
- Downeen Castle North: 1.2 mi
- Ross Abbey: 1.5 mi
- Poll na Slinne: 5.8 mi
- Péicin Thalamh na Gainmhe: 5.9 mi
- Cartivourneen: 6.0 mi
- Big Height: 6.0 mi
- Big Bank: 6.1 mi
- Little Island Strand: 0.2 mi
- The Warren: 0.6 mi
- The Long Strand: 1.6 mi
- Trá an tAonaigh: 3.1 mi
- Red Strand: 3.4 mi
- Clonakilty Blackpudding Visitor Centre: 5.5 mi
- Carraig-ín Mhóire: 5.6 mi
- Clonakilty Distillery: 6.2 mi
- Leap waterfall: 6.3 mi
- West Cork Model Railway Village: 6.3 mi
- Toberruane: 2.3 mi
- Toberbreedy: 2.7 mi
- St. James Well: 3.7 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.8 mi
- Tobar na Cille: 5.2 mi
- Faill na Seabhach: 3.9 mi
- Faill a' Bhach Iodhna: 5.4 mi
- Faill na Cág: 5.4 mi
- Pointe an Dorais: 5.6 mi
- Faill na Briste: 5.7 mi
- Emmet Place: 6.0 mi
- Riverside amenity area: 6.1 mi
- Croppy Park: 6.4 mi
- Gearagh Park: 6.4 mi
- Parking 5cars: 7.3 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 9.5 mi
- Molly the Púca: 9.7 mi
- St Patrick: 11.3 mi
- St. Molaga's Sheef: 11.4 mi
- Canon James Goodman: 11.6 mi
- Cottage Museum: 1.7 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 4.8 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Michael Collins Centre: 9.3 mi
- Heritage Centre: 11.7 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 6.3 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 11.3 mi
- Glenview Gardens: 12.1 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 15.1 mi
- Water Garden: 17.4 mi
- The Warren Dunes: 0.8 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 1.6 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 11.3 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 21.9 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 18.9 mi
- Kilmurry Woods: 19.7 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 19.8 mi
- Fall Down: 11.0 mi
- The Bridge: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Ownahincha Strand (West). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | NNW 327° | 546 m | 18.1 mi |
| Nowen Hill | NW 316° | 535 m | 15.0 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | NW 312° | 509 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mullach Méise | NW 306° | 494 m | 16.7 mi |
| Douce Mountain | NW 324° | 476 m | 19.9 mi |
| Doughill Mountain | NW 324° | 471 m | 21.1 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | NW 316° | 470 m | 16.8 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | NW 314° | 452 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:05 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:04 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:27 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/256859657
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