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The Pole Sea Memorial

The Pole Sea Memorial from directly overhead

The Pole Sea Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Two Rock Mountain stands 536 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Percy French Memorial Bench, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Metal sculpture placed on centre of bandstand.

What the record says

Material
metal

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

How to reach it

Coordinates53.58564, -6.10527

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
  • Floraville: 0.5 mi
  • The Kybe: 0.7 mi
  • Ballast pit: 0.9 mi
  • Barnageeragh Road Field: 1.2 mi
  • Charlie Moore Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
Gardens
Springs: 53
Peaks: 32
  • Man O'War Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Knockbrack: 6.4 mi
  • Hollywood Great: 6.6 mi
  • Knockbane: 7.3 mi
  • Naul Hill: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 22
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • BBQ Area: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Port Oriel: 15.3 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.5 mi
  • Toni's: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Ben Head: 6.8 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 21.8 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Pole Sea Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Two Rock MountainSSW 194°536 m24.6 mi
Three Rock MountainSSW 193°444 m24.0 mi
KilmashogueSSW 196°408 m24.1 mi
Montpelier HillSSW 202°383 m24.9 mi
Mount OrielNW 310°303.7 m21.9 mi
Slieve BreaghWNW 302°225 m23.3 mi
Black HillNW 312°209 m20.2 mi
KnockbrackW 261°176 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5118:37
June solstice04:5521:0021:59
September equinox07:1018:4019:26
December solstice08:4014:5816:07

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3044381552

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