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Ownahincha Strand (West)

Ownahincha Strand (West), a beach in Ireland
Ownahincha Strand (West), a beach in IrelandMat Tuck · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ownahincha Strand (West), a beach in Ireland
Caitlin Ferguson-Mir · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ownahincha Strand (West), a beach in Ireland
Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ownahincha Strand (West), a beach in Ireland
Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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.

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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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q15264841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates51.56629, -8.99976

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • 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
Historic sites
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Springs: 40
Attractions: 39
Cliffs: 20
Parks: 19
  • 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
Artworks: 12
Museums: 11
  • 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
Gardens: 11
Nature reserves: 4
  • 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
Picnic sites: 3
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 18.9 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 19.7 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Down: 11.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreNNW 327°545.6 m18.1 mi
Nowen HillNW 316°535.2 m15.0 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopNW 312°509 m15.2 mi
Mullach MéiseNW 306°494.3 m16.7 mi
Douce MountainNW 324°476 m19.9 mi
Doughill MountainNW 324°471 m21.1 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopNW 316°470 m16.8 mi
Maughanaclea Hills W TopNW 314°452 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0518:49
June solstice05:1921:0421:58
September equinox07:2218:5319:37
December solstice08:4015:2716:29

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/256859657

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