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Sandymount Strand

Sandymount Strand is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is A Gift from the United Mexican States to Ireland, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

Sandymount Strand is 2 km a sandy beach with a gradual slope, which makes the water too shallow for any real swimming. There is a large inlet of water that remains even at low tide and is known locally as 'Cockle Lake'. Although Sandymount Strand itself h

The story

Sandymount Strand (Irish: Dumhach Thrá) is a large strand on the east coast of Ireland, adjacent to the village and suburb of Sandymount in Dublin. It is part of South Bull - a major component of the south side of Dublin Bay, and part of the Dublin Bay Biosphere Reserve. South Bull is a mirror to the North Bull sandbank, which grew into North Bull Island. Sandymount Strand is a popular place for locals to take a walk. People, and in the past - there is no longer public vehicular access - cars, have been occasionally trapped by the incoming tide. A large inlet of water that remains even at low tide is known locally as "Cockle Lake".

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Wikidata Q7417543, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.32907, -6.20856

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Bulldog's Field: 0.6 mi
  • Donnybrook Buzz Shelter: 1.2 mi
  • Cluanóg: 1.6 mi
  • Paul's Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Chemistry Garden: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Seán Moore Park: 0.6 mi
  • Irishtown Nature Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ringsend Park: 1.0 mi
  • South Dock Street Park: 1.3 mi
  • St. Mary's Park: 1.4 mi
Springs
Attractions
Peaks
Museums: 55
Beaches: 28
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Toni's: 4.4 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 15.7 mi
  • BBQ Area: 17.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Sandymount Strand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 206°757 m11.6 mi
DjouceS 185°725.5 m13.8 mi
SeefinganSW 216°722.9 m11.7 mi
War HillS 188°684.8 m13.2 mi
SeahanSW 223°647.3 m10.6 mi
TonduffSSW 192°642 m11.8 mi
SeefinSW 218°620.6 m12.5 mi
Corrig MountainSW 220°617.1 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5721:0021:57
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/746942791

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