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Slieveboy

Slieveboy, seen from above at true elevation

Slieveboy rises to 420 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue School, a historic site 1.6 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Slieveboy (Irish: Sliabh Buí) is a mountain located in north County Wexford, Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7540445, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
420 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.65623, -6.48945

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Blue School: 1.6 mi
  • Rossminoge Church: 3.6 mi
  • Toome Church: 4.4 mi
  • Saint Edan's: 4.5 mi
  • Saint Edan's Cathedral Chapter House: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 59
Artworks
  • Frog: 10.6 mi
  • The Gruffalo's Child: 10.6 mi
  • Owl: 10.6 mi
  • Badger: 10.6 mi
  • Snake: 10.7 mi
Springs
Parks: 30
  • Soccer pitch (The Pavillion): 7.3 mi
  • Gorey Park: 8.1 mi
  • Peoples Park: 8.5 mi
  • The Green: 11.0 mi
  • Bellefield Dog Park: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 26
Beaches: 14
  • Duffcarrig Rocks Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Short Strand Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Roney Point Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Donaghmore Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Glascarrig Beach: 13.1 mi
Museums: 10
Gardens: 10
Cliffs: 10
  • South Prison: 21.4 mi
  • Goat Bench: 21.4 mi
  • North Prison: 21.6 mi
  • Dwyer's Rock: 21.6 mi
  • Great Gully Ridge: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Carrawaystick Waterfall: 21.8 mi
  • Coolalingo: 21.9 mi
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 22.4 mi
  • Poulanass Waterfall: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 14.0 mi
  • Buckroney Sand Dunes: 21.8 mi
  • Vale of Clara Nature Reserve: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 11.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterWSW794 m12.5 mi
Blackstairs MountainWSW732 m15.2 mi
Moats of CraanWSW657 m11.4 mi
Croghan KinsellaNE606 m11.9 mi
Black Rock MountainWSW600 m10.4 mi
Croghan Kinsella East TopNE562 m12.3 mi
KnockroeWSW539 m13.4 mi
Ballycurragh HillN536 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:39
June solstice05:0320:5821:54
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3615:0816:13

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332373257

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