Picnic site
Massrock Lane Picnic Area
Massrock Lane Picnic Area is a picnic site, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Eagle Mountain stands 638 m to the east, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ride Lonesome Area, a cliff 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Newry, Mourne & Down District Council
How to reach it
Coordinates54.16313, -6.29937
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Bagenal's Castle: 1.6 mi
- John Mitchel Statue: 1.7 mi
- Back of the Dam: 1.7 mi
- Gallows Hill: 1.8 mi
- Corry Obelisk Monument: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Kilmorey Park: 1.6 mi
- St Colmans Park: 1.7 mi
- Heather Park: 1.7 mi
- Fisher Park: 1.7 mi
- Corry Park: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- Saint Vincent de Paul: 1.7 mi
- Proud People: 1.8 mi
- The Newry Navvy: 1.9 mi
- The Newry Navvy: 1.9 mi
- I Love Newry: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Cloghoge Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Fathom Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bunanrilla: 2.5 mi
- Ballydesland Hill: 3.1 mi
- Ballymacdermot Mountain: 3.1 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Ride Lonesome Area: 0.7 mi
- Rising Tide Area: 0.7 mi
- Heather Blazing Area: 0.7 mi
- Sullivan's Travel Area: 0.7 mi
- No Alibi Area: 0.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Narrow Water Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Lindsay's Hill Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Keggall Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Yellow Water picnic site: 6.3 mi
- Leitrim Lodge Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 22
- Santas Cottage: 6.6 mi
- Ser Arlan's Grave: 8.3 mi
- Town Gate: 9.7 mi
- Dundalk Central: 12.0 mi
- Photo Gallery: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 16
- William Alexander Davis Garden: 1.7 mi
- Secret Garden: 13.6 mi
- Tollymore Arboretum: 15.0 mi
- Winter Garden: 15.7 mi
- Scented Garden: 15.7 mi
Springs: 15
- St Moninna's Well: 5.1 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 8.4 mi
- St. John's Well: 10.9 mi
- St James Well: 11.7 mi
- Ladywell: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Bird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 15.9 mi
- Brackagh Nature Reserve: 17.1 mi
- Murlough Nature Reserve: 18.3 mi
Museums: 9
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 1.6 mi
- Greenore Railway Museum: 11.3 mi
- Louth County Museum: 11.6 mi
- Railway Museum: 12.1 mi
- Milford House Museum: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Black Stairs: 15.9 mi
- Stepping Stones: 18.3 mi
- Castleshane Waterfall: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 13.7 mi
- Tyrella Beach: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Massrock Lane Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | E 101° | 638 m | 8.4 mi |
| Shanlieve | ESE 102° | 626 m | 8.2 mi |
| Finlieve | ESE 112° | 578 m | 8.3 mi |
| Slieve Gullion | WSW 242° | 573 m | 6.1 mi |
| Slievemoughanmore | E 96° | 560 m | 8.6 mi |
| Slieve Foye North-West Top | SSE 158° | 535 m | 8.5 mi |
| The Eagles Rock | SSE 160° | 528 m | 8.0 mi |
| Clermont Carn | S 189° | 510 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:51 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 21:03 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 14:53 | 16:04 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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