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Portrane Beach

Portrane Beach from directly overhead

Portrane Beach is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Anchor, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

This is a public beach. It is also a very popular place for Baptisms

The story

bathing place Portrane, The Brook Beach is located on the Irish coast in the municipality/city Dublin Fingal in the region of Dublin

Wikidata Q107077686, matched on coordinates and name (50 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates53.49466, -6.10735

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • New Ballymastone Pitches: 0.9 mi
  • The Mill Bank: 1.9 mi
  • Tayleurs Point Field (The Fairy Field): 2.0 mi
  • Hayestown Soccer Pitch: 2.0 mi
  • Kenure Woods: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Springs
Gardens
Peaks
  • Knockbane: 3.7 mi
  • Heath Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Man O'War Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Hollywood Great: 7.7 mi
  • Knockbrack: 8.2 mi
Museums: 56
Beaches: 26
Nature reserves: 15
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • BBQ Area: 6.4 mi
  • Toni's: 13.6 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 15.6 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Portrane Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 203°757 m23.8 mi
SeefinganSSW 208°722.9 m23.6 mi
SeahanSSW 211°647.3 m22.3 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 209°617.1 m22.2 mi
Glendoo MountainSSW 202°585.094 m20.3 mi
Ballymorefinn HillSSW 211°566 m21.5 mi
KnocknagunSSW 197°555.3 m21.0 mi
Prince William's SeatSSW 195°553.5 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5118:37
June solstice04:5621:0021:58
September equinox07:1018:4019:26
December solstice08:3914:5916:07

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5493886067

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