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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
Artworks
Attractions
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
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
Museums: 55
Gardens: 52
Springs
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 14
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • BBQ Area: 6.4 mi
  • Toni's: 13.6 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 15.6 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 16.6 mi
  • Port Oriel: 21.4 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
KippureSSW757 m23.8 mi
SeefinganSSW723 m23.6 mi
SeahanSSW647 m22.3 mi
Corrig MountainSSW617 m22.2 mi
Glendoo MountainSSW585 m20.3 mi
Ballymorefinn HillSSW566 m21.5 mi
KnocknagunSSW555 m21.0 mi
Prince William's SeatSSW554 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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