Picnic site
Playrock Viewpoint
Playrock Viewpoint is a picnic site, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the south-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Curlets Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.27830, -5.95686
- 26.7 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Curlets Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Slievenaslat: 0.6 mi
- Annagh Hill: 1.1 mi
- Clonvaraghan Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Leitrim: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Tea House: 0.6 mi
- Castlewellan Castle: 1.0 mi
- Ice House: 1.2 mi
- Moorish Tower: 1.3 mi
- Proclamation of the Irish Republic: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Harrison Vista: 1.0 mi
- Castlewellan Forest Park: 1.0 mi
- Drumkeeragh Forest Park: 5.0 mi
- Castle Park: 5.4 mi
- Donard Park: 5.6 mi
Artworks
- Square Days and Fair Days: 1.5 mi
- Source of the River Lagan: 4.6 mi
- Tonn Ruray Sculptural Horn: 4.9 mi
- On the Way to the Fair: 4.9 mi
- Tails of Flight: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 51
- Winter Garden: 0.8 mi
- Scented Garden: 0.9 mi
- The Annesley Garden: 0.9 mi
- Spring Garden: 0.9 mi
- Tollymore Arboretum: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Spinkanee: 0.9 mi
- Spellack: 5.7 mi
- Nerwcastle Beach Bouldering: 5.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.5 mi
- Bearnagh Slabs: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 47
- The Wildling Pit: 4.1 mi
- The Starks Find Direwolf Pups: 4.1 mi
- Mount Panther Farm Park: 4.5 mi
- Red Kite Restreat: 5.7 mi
- Ser Arlan's Grave: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- The Rock Amenity Site: 4.4 mi
- Dundrum Inner Bay: 4.4 mi
- Greenbanks picnic site: 4.8 mi
- Twelve Arches Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Dundrum Boat Park: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 3.8 mi
- Murlough Nature Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Murlough National Nature Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Bohill Nature Reserve: 6.2 mi
- Hollymount Forest nature reserve: 8.8 mi
Museums: 19
- Carriage Gallery: 10.0 mi
- Down County Museum: 10.2 mi
- St. Patricks Visitor Centre: 10.2 mi
- Linen Centre and Museum: 16.5 mi
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 16.9 mi
Springs: 12
- St Patrick's Well: 5.9 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 11.4 mi
- Toberasool: 11.7 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 11.7 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- Tyrella Beach: 9.0 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 10.9 mi
- Gilpin Harbour: 16.5 mi
- Mill Quarter Beach: 17.0 mi
- Kilclief Beach: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Black Stairs: 6.1 mi
- Stepping Stones: 11.8 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Playrock Viewpoint. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Donard | SSE 168° | 849 m | 6.9 mi |
| Slieve Commedagh | S 173° | 767 m | 6.2 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh | S 191° | 739 m | 6.6 mi |
| Slievelamagan | S 183° | 702.2 m | 7.7 mi |
| Slieve Meelbeg | SSW 198° | 701.9 m | 6.9 mi |
| Slieve Meelmore | SSW 196° | 687 m | 6.4 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh North Tor | S 190° | 680 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cove Mtn | S 179° | 654.8 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:50 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 21:03 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:51 | 16:02 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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