Beach · Ireland
Sandy Cove
Sandy Cove is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuas na gCloch, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates51.50870, -9.19844
- 0.4 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carraigín Na Súl · 1 mi
- Bealach (pass) · 1 mi
- Lookout over Millcove · 7 mi
- Galley Head View · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Castlehaven Castle: 0.8 mi
- Port a’ Dúna: 0.8 mi
- Test Hole for Copper Mine: 1.2 mi
- Ruins of Daly Household: 1.3 mi
- The Irish RM Plaque: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Carraig a' Shleáin: 0.8 mi
- Cnoc a' Tuair: 0.8 mi
- Piceán: 1.2 mi
- Suí Finn: 1.2 mi
- Beann a' tSídheáin: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Cuas na gCloch: 0.0 mi
- Cuas na Leac: 0.0 mi
- Tráigh Carta: 0.4 mi
- Trá na Marbh: 0.4 mi
- Tráigín na Mná Jones: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 33
- Placenames & Their Amazing Stories: 0.5 mi
- Tobar Bearcháin: 0.7 mi
- West Cork Quad Adventures: 1.4 mi
- Drishane House: 1.4 mi
- Tobar Pártaláin: 2.0 mi
Springs: 25
- Tobar an Ime: 0.7 mi
- Tobar a' Ghrafín: 2.2 mi
- Tober an Iarainn: 2.4 mi
- Tobar na gCaolán: 3.7 mi
- Tobar: 3.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Faill Árd: 0.2 mi
- Faill Dic: 1.0 mi
- Faill na Spuaice: 1.2 mi
- Faill Fraoigh: 1.4 mi
- Faill na mBairneach: 1.5 mi
Parks: 12
- The Rock: 4.0 mi
- Rossa Park: 4.4 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 4.4 mi
- Gearagh Park: 14.0 mi
- Emmet Place: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 9
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 5.5 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 15.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.3 mi
- Heron Garden: 19.6 mi
Museums: 8
- Heritage Centre: 4.3 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 10.2 mi
- Cottage Museum: 11.1 mi
- Cape Clear Museum: 13.3 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 7
- Canon James Goodman: 4.1 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 14.6 mi
- Sam Maguire: 15.2 mi
- Molly the Púca: 15.4 mi
- Henry Ford Model T: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- The Warren Dunes: 8.7 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 10.6 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 17.5 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Fall Down: 1.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Sandy Cove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | N 356° | 546 m | 19.3 mi |
| Nowen Hill | N 352° | 535 m | 14.9 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | N 349° | 509 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mullach Méise | NNW 340° | 494 m | 14.7 mi |
| Douce Mountain | N 351° | 476 m | 20.3 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | N 349° | 470 m | 16.4 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | NNW 346° | 452 m | 16.4 mi |
| Shehy More SW Top | N 353° | 446 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:05 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 21:04 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:29 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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