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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.

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
Springs
Artworks
  • Frog: 10.6 mi
  • The Gruffalo's Child: 10.6 mi
  • Owl: 10.6 mi
  • Badger: 10.6 mi
  • Snake: 10.7 mi
Parks: 31
  • 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: 15
  • Duffcarrig Rocks Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Short Strand Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Roney Point Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Roney Point Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Donaghmore Beach: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 14
Cliffs: 11
  • 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
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 4
  • Carrawaystick Waterfall: 21.8 mi
  • Coolalingo: 21.9 mi
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 22.4 mi
  • Poulanass Waterfall: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 11.1 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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Slieveboy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterWSW 258°794.4 m12.5 mi
Blackstairs MountainWSW 241°732.1 m15.2 mi
Moats of CraanWSW 257°656.5 m11.4 mi
Croghan KinsellaNE 36°606 m11.9 mi
Black Rock MountainWSW 255°599.6 m10.4 mi
Croghan Kinsella East TopNE 37°562.1 m12.3 mi
KnockroeWSW 251°538.77 m13.4 mi
Ballycurragh HillN 9°536 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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