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Portstewart Strand

Portstewart Strand, a beach
Portstewart Strand, a beachNick W · CC BY-SA 2.0
Portstewart Strand, a beach
Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Portstewart Strand, a beach
Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0

Portstewart Strand is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. White Mountain stands 537 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The ruins of the original Agherton Church Of Ireland Church, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 1.9 miles off.

A drive-on (fee) beach operated by the National Trust.

About

The story

Portstewart Strand is a sandy, two-mile long beach in Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the northern Atlantic Ocean coast of the island of Ireland. It is situated between the popular seaside resort of Portstewart and the mouth of the River Bann, known as the Barmouth and is one of the top 10 visitor attractions in Northern Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7232524, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
National Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates55.16947, -6.74624

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eagle Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Sconce Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Harkin's Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Coal Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Binevenagh: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
Parks: 36
  • Cashlandoo Park: 1.5 mi
  • The Cornfield: 3.9 mi
  • Christie Park: 4.0 mi
  • Ramore Head: 4.4 mi
  • Antrim Gardens: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 26
Gardens: 13
  • Walled Garden: 2.7 mi
  • UUC Daffodil Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Hanover Gardens: 3.9 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Beardiville Walled Garden: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 11
Museums: 10
Springs: 8
  • Aidan's Well: 8.2 mi
  • St Lowry's Well: 9.5 mi
  • Source Of The Knockoneill River: 18.6 mi
  • Skelp Well: 19.3 mi
  • Source Of The Roohan Burn: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Quilley Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
  • Ballyhacket View: 4.5 mi
  • Cashel: 18.8 mi
  • Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Dunsevrick: 12.9 mi
  • Legananam Pot: 15.3 mi
  • Craig-na-Shoke: 22.7 mi
  • Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 23.4 mi
  • Fairhead - The Prow: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Dunseverick Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Altkeeran Waterfall: 19.8 mi
  • Grillagh Waterfall: 20.8 mi
  • Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 22.9 mi
  • The 7 Arches Mousetrap Bridge Weir: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Lissanduff Earthworks: 8.8 mi
  • Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 9.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Portstewart Strand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White MountainS 191°537 m21.6 mi
KnocklaydE 91°514 m19.5 mi
SlieveanorraESE 108°508 m21.6 mi
BenbradaghSSW 198°465 m16.3 mi
Carn TóchairS 182°464 m18.9 mi
BovielSSW 194°454 m17.5 mi
Carn HillS 191°448 m18.1 mi
Corick MountainS 188°430 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:5218:40
June solstice04:4721:1022:12
September equinox07:1318:4119:29
December solstice08:5214:4416:00

Local time (Europe/London).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/305364153

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