Blake's Castle
Blake's Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Binn Shleibhe stands 418 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Galway Girl, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Castle in Galway, County Galway, Ireland.
Dates from 1470.
Wikidata Q55028294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 1 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 3 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 13 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Christopher Columbus Monument: 0.0 mi
- Martin Theatre: 0.0 mi
- Hall of the Red Earl: 0.0 mi
- Richard Martin M.P. 1754-1834: 0.1 mi
- Pat Bracken 1951-2010: 0.1 mi
- Saint Augustine's Well: 0.7 mi
- Tobermaconry (site of): 2.3 mi
- Tobernasorney: 5.1 mi
- St. Cyprian's Well: 7.7 mi
- St. Sourneys Well: 7.9 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 8.5 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 8.9 mi
- Abbey Hill: 9.1 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 10.2 mi
- Spanish Arch: 0.1 mi
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 0.1 mi
- City Walls: 0.2 mi
- Katie's Claddagh Cottage: 0.3 mi
- Yew Tree Maze: 0.9 mi
- Father Burke Park: 0.2 mi
- Eyre Square: 0.3 mi
- South Park: 0.4 mi
- Millennium Children's Park: 0.4 mi
- Woodquay Park: 0.4 mi
- Grattan Beach: 0.7 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 0.8 mi
- Trawclogh: 1.4 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 1.5 mi
- Ladies Beach: 1.5 mi
- Galway Girl: 0.0 mi
- Oscar Wilde and Eduard Vilde sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Quincentennial Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Equality Emerging: 0.3 mi
- Leaping Salmon: 0.3 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 0.1 mi
- Galway City Museum: 0.1 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 0.1 mi
- Zoology Museum: 0.5 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 0.5 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 0.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.3 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 13.3 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 17.0 mi
- An Garraí Glas: 17.7 mi
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 3.1 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.4 mi
- Ailladie: 18.7 mi
- Ballyryan: 18.9 mi
- Aill na Graí: 20.3 mi
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 4.7 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blake's Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Shleibhe | NW 320° | 418 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lackavrea | NW 307° | 396 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 124° | 358 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 297° | 346 m | 19.9 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SW 215° | 344 m | 15.7 mi |
| Slievecarran | S 171° | 326 m | 12.2 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 295° | 323 m | 20.3 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | SW 216° | 316 m | 12.1 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 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1022503399
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