Beach · Ireland
Sandy Bay Beach
Sandy Bay Beach is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Cnoc Bréanainn stands 952 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Toberiney, a spring 2.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates52.28092, -10.02156
- 0.4 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 14.9 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Bothar na gcloch · 7 mi
- An Chonair · 10 mi
- Brandon Creek · 13 mi
- St Brendan the Navigator · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Kilshannig Point Signal Tower: 2.2 mi
- Saint Brendan: 6.7 mi
- Cloghane Church: 7.5 mi
- Endurance Monument: 7.7 mi
- Jerome Connor Monument: 8.3 mi
Peaks
- Carrigadav: 4.0 mi
- Stradbally Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Binn os Gaoith: 5.2 mi
- Cummeen: 5.3 mi
- An Com Bán: 5.5 mi
Springs
- Toberiney: 2.1 mi
- Toberclegher: 5.3 mi
- Tobernagalt: 5.8 mi
- Toberataggart: 5.9 mi
- Toberanarrin: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 35
- Ballycurrane: 2.3 mi
- Illauntannig Monastic site: 3.1 mi
- Statue of Our Lady: 9.1 mi
- World War II plane crash site: Engine of Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor: 9.5 mi
- Ardfert Cathedral: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Maughanablagher Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Faill na Mú: 17.1 mi
- An Slios: 17.5 mi
- Faill an tSrutháin: 17.6 mi
- Faill an Airse: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 13
- Tom Crean: 9.1 mi
- Roger Casement statue: 10.9 mi
- Dominican Statue: 13.3 mi
- Christie Hennessy statue: 13.4 mi
- The Rose of Tralee: 13.4 mi
Parks: 13
- Jerome Connor Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
- Robert Emmett Park: 12.2 mi
- Pat Healy Park: 12.7 mi
- Mounthawk Park: 13.0 mi
- Kerins O'Rahilly Park: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 9
- Fenit Beach: 6.5 mi
- Banna Strand: 8.5 mi
- Bunaneer Strand: 10.0 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 14.8 mi
- Kells Beach: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Tom Crean Memorial Garden: 9.1 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 13.5 mi
- Ballymullen Roundabout: 13.8 mi
- Joe Keohane Roundabout: 14.1 mi
- Kells Bay Gardens: 18.2 mi
Museums: 4
- Kerry County Museum: 13.4 mi
- Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne: 18.1 mi
- Irish Famine Cottages: 20.5 mi
- Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 13.0 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 14.7 mi
- Kilflynn Nature Reserve: 17.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Virgin Rock: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Sandy Bay Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cnoc Bréanainn | WSW 252° | 952 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cnoc Bréanainn (Mullach Thuaidh) | WSW 255° | 895 m | 10.2 mi |
| Baurtregaum | ESE 122° | 851 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cnoc Bréanainn (mullach i gcéin thuaidh) | WSW 257° | 840 m | 10.2 mi |
| Barr an Ghéaráin | WSW 244° | 840 m | 10.1 mi |
| Caherconree | SE 127° | 835 m | 8.9 mi |
| Binn os Gaoith | SSW 207° | 826 m | 5.2 mi |
| Binn Fhaiche | WSW 253° | 823 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:08 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:11 | 22:06 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:48 | 15:26 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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