Historic site · Ireland
Anchor
Anchor is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Green, a park 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.45568, -6.15423
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- The Green: 0.2 mi
- Casino: 0.4 mi
- Chalfont Park: 0.5 mi
- Malahide Castle: 0.9 mi
- Gainsborough Green: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Saint Sylvester's Well: 0.3 mi
- Newbridge House and Demesne: 2.0 mi
- Newbridge House: 2.2 mi
- Swords Round Tower: 2.9 mi
- Ayrfied United: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Heath Hill: 6.2 mi
- Knockbane: 6.2 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 6.4 mi
- Ben of Howth: 6.7 mi
- Man O'War Hill: 7.5 mi
Artworks
- Ammonite: 0.2 mi
- The Bathers: 1.2 mi
- Great Day for the Drying: 1.8 mi
- A Reminder: 2.4 mi
- Black Raven: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Malahide Castle Demesne Church (Ruin): 0.8 mi
- Malahide Castle: 0.9 mi
- Church: 1.5 mi
- Donabate Distributor Road: 1.7 mi
- Kinsealy Court: 2.0 mi
Museums: 55
- Casino Model Railway Museum: 0.4 mi
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 0.8 mi
- National Transport Museum: 5.6 mi
- Gaelic Athletic Association Museum: 7.7 mi
- The Redbrick Substation: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 52
- Malahide Heritage Garden: 0.3 mi
- Talbot Botanic Garden: 0.8 mi
- Emmaus Retreat and Conference Centre: 2.8 mi
- Broadmeadow Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 5.4 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 2.9 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 2.9 mi
- St Cronans Well: 3.8 mi
- St. Catherine's Well: 4.2 mi
- Lady Well: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 25
- Corballis Nudist Beach: 1.1 mi
- Donabate Beach: 1.2 mi
- Tower Bay Beach: 3.3 mi
- Portrane Beach: 3.3 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 5.5 mi
- Wavin Lakes: 9.1 mi
- The Grove: 9.6 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 10.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hawk Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Ben Head: 14.0 mi
- Lover's Leap: 18.8 mi
- The Shaft: 19.1 mi
- Streaky Slab: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- BBQ Area: 8.7 mi
- Toni's: 10.3 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 14.6 mi
- Port Oriel: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Anchor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 201° | 757 m | 20.5 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 207° | 723 m | 20.3 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 210° | 647 m | 19.0 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 193° | 642 m | 20.9 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 208° | 617 m | 18.9 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | SSW 199° | 585 m | 17.1 mi |
| Maulin | S 189° | 570 m | 21.0 mi |
| Ballymorefinn Hill | SSW 210° | 566 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:00 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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