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Trá na Sasanach

Trá na Sasanach, a beach in Ireland
Trá na Sasanach, a beach in IrelandSteve Edge · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trá na Sasanach is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Knocknadobar stands 690 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Trá na h Úine, a beach 0.8 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 2.7 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates51.84367, -10.24359

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Killurly: 3.0 mi
  • Struicín: 3.0 mi
  • Binn Gharbh: 3.3 mi
  • Knocknaskereighta: 3.4 mi
  • Péicín: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 60
  • Cuas Dónaill: 3.8 mi
  • Carraigín: 3.9 mi
  • Bullán: 4.0 mi
  • Gort a 'Chéim: 4.0 mi
  • Cuas Briste: 4.0 mi
Springs: 36
Beaches: 35
  • Trá na h Úine: 0.8 mi
  • Reenrow Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Trá an Ghleanntáin: 1.7 mi
  • Inny Strand: 1.8 mi
  • Trá Bhaile an Sceilge: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 31
Artworks: 22
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 5
  • Puffin Island Nature Reserve: 7.0 mi
  • Páirc Náisiúnta Stairiúil Dhoire Fhíonáin / Derrynane National Historic Park: 7.4 mi
  • Sceilig Bheag Nature Reserve: 12.1 mi
  • Habitat of Derreenies: 20.4 mi
  • Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 5
Parks: 5
  • North Square Park: 14.6 mi
  • The Wild Garden: 14.7 mi
  • South Square Park: 14.7 mi
  • Páirc Bhaile an Daingin: 20.5 mi
  • Jerome Connor Memorial Park: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mare's Tail Waterfall: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Trá na Sasanach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnocknadobarNNE 16°690 m10.7 mi
An Bheann MhórE 87°674.7 m8.6 mi
Beann na StiocairíE 88°673.1 m8.9 mi
CoomcalleeE 89°648.9 m10.5 mi
Kells MountainNNE 21°633 m12.0 mi
Kells Mtn East TopNNE 23°612 m12.3 mi
Knocknadobar North TopNNE 13°602 m11.2 mi
CoomnahornaE 87°590 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:0918:54
June solstice05:2221:1022:05
September equinox07:2718:5819:42
December solstice08:4715:3016:33

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/431190175

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