Beach · Ireland
Silver Strand
Silver Strand is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Binn Shleibhe stands 418 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cnoc na gCuinín, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Galway City Council
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.25083, -9.12637
- 0.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Sanctuary · 1 mi
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 3 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 10 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Tobar Éanna: 0.4 mi
- Famine Ship Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Walter Macken House: 3.0 mi
- Fr Burke Statue: 3.2 mi
- Saint Patrick: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- Katie's Claddagh Cottage: 3.0 mi
- Spanish Arch: 3.3 mi
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 3.4 mi
- City Walls: 3.5 mi
- Yew Tree Maze: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 5.8 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 6.0 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 7.9 mi
- Abbey Hill: 8.4 mi
- Doughbranneen: 9.2 mi
Springs
- Tobermaconry (site of): 1.0 mi
- Saint Augustine's Well: 4.0 mi
- Tobernasorney: 6.9 mi
- Toberbreedia: 8.4 mi
- Toberpatrick: 8.5 mi
Parks: 36
- Hunters Park: 0.5 mi
- Cappagh Park: 0.9 mi
- McGraths Field Park: 1.0 mi
- Circle of Life: 1.7 mi
- Quincentennial Park: 1.7 mi
Beaches: 27
- Mags Boreen: 0.8 mi
- Blackrock Beach: 1.6 mi
- Coneen: 1.7 mi
- Ladies Beach: 1.8 mi
- Trawclogh: 1.9 mi
Artworks: 23
- The Harp: 1.8 mi
- Millennium Stone: 2.2 mi
- Galway Girl: 3.3 mi
- Laureate Liu Xiaobo: 3.3 mi
- Equality Emerging: 3.3 mi
Museums: 11
- Galway Arts Centre: 3.2 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 3.2 mi
- Galway City Museum: 3.3 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 3.3 mi
- Zoology Museum: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 0.2 mi
- Oughtdarra: 15.5 mi
- Ailladie: 15.7 mi
- Ballyryan: 16.0 mi
- Aill na Graí: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 2.9 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 10.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.8 mi
- An Garraí Glas: 14.7 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 1.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Screebe Waterfall: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Silver Strand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Shleibhe | NNW 327° | 418 m | 23.4 mi |
| Lackavrea | NW 314° | 396 m | 23.3 mi |
| Seanadh Bhéara | WNW 303° | 358 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | ESE 117° | 358 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | NW 305° | 346 m | 18.0 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SSW 207° | 344 m | 13.0 mi |
| Slievecarran | SSE 156° | 326 m | 11.8 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 303° | 323 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:11 | 22:09 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:52 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:14 | 16:21 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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