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Pointe an Dorais

Pointe an Dorais, seen from above at true elevation

Pointe an Dorais is a cliff, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Faill na Cág, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.7 miles off.

Pointe - point an - of the Doras - door

How to reach it

Coordinates51.53590, -9.11986

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Peaks
  • Péicin Thalamh na Gainmhe: 0.5 mi
  • Poll na Slinne: 1.3 mi
  • Cartivourneen: 1.4 mi
  • Stuaicín: 1.9 mi
  • Big Bank: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Myross Church: 1.3 mi
  • Coastguard Station: 1.6 mi
  • Castle Ire: 1.6 mi
  • Raheen Castle: 1.9 mi
  • Famine Village: 2.0 mi
Springs: 32
  • Tobar na Cille: 0.6 mi
  • Well: 1.4 mi
  • Tobar na gCaolán: 1.7 mi
  • Tobar: 1.8 mi
  • Tobar na gCapall: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 31
Cliffs: 20
Parks: 14
  • Coolngrane Park: 6.0 mi
  • The Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Rossa Park: 6.6 mi
  • Gearagh Park: 10.4 mi
  • Emmet Place: 11.5 mi
Museums: 10
  • Heritage Centre: 6.6 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 6.8 mi
  • Cottage Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Michael Collins Centre: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 5
  • The Warren Dunes: 4.9 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 6.8 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 14.3 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 23.5 mi
  • Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kilmurry Woods: 23.4 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fall Down: 5.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 14.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Pointe an Dorais. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreNNW 345°545.6 m18.0 mi
Nowen HillNNW 338°535.2 m14.0 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopNNW 334°509 m13.8 mi
Mullach MéiseNW 325°494.3 m14.6 mi
Douce MountainNNW 340°476 m19.3 mi
Doughill MountainNNW 340°471 m20.6 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopNNW 336°470 m15.6 mi
Maughanaclea Hills W TopNNW 333°452 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0518:49
June solstice05:2021:0421:58
September equinox07:2318:5319:37
December solstice08:4115:2816:30

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9291254010

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