Picnic site
Sandbank Road Picnic Area
Sandbank Road Picnic Area is a picnic site, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Slieve Binnian stands 746 m to the east-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is West Tor, a cliff 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.18372, -6.11219
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hen Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cock Mountain South-West Top: 1.4 mi
- Cock Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Tormanrock: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Spelga Park Grass Area: 1.5 mi
- Forestbrook Amenity Area: 6.3 mi
- Burren Village Green: 6.9 mi
- Rostrevor Foreshore Amenity Area: 6.9 mi
- Clonallon Park: 7.7 mi
Artworks
- The Luck Penny: 4.2 mi
- Heathcliff and Cathy: 5.6 mi
- The Mourne Hand: 6.1 mi
- Tom Dunn Statue & Shared Space: 6.7 mi
- The Irish Elk: 8.3 mi
Historic sites
- Kilcoo Church (ruins): 4.8 mi
- Lisnahoney Mass Station: 6.6 mi
- Ross Monument: 7.1 mi
- The Harshaw Home: 7.6 mi
- Moorish Tower: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 50
- West Tor: 0.6 mi
- The Tower: 0.7 mi
- Summit Tor: 0.8 mi
- South East Tor: 0.8 mi
- Little Cock Tor: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 27
- Ser Arlan's Grave: 1.2 mi
- Santas Cottage: 2.2 mi
- The Wildling Pit: 6.6 mi
- The Starks Find Direwolf Pups: 6.9 mi
- Red Kite Restreat: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Leitrim Lodge Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Lindsay's Hill Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Yellow Water picnic site: 3.7 mi
- The Rock Amenity Site: 5.3 mi
- Kilfeaghan Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 21
- Tollymore Arboretum: 7.4 mi
- Winter Garden: 8.6 mi
- Scented Garden: 8.6 mi
- The Annesley Garden: 8.6 mi
- Spring Garden: 8.7 mi
Springs: 17
- St James Well: 11.4 mi
- St Moninna's Well: 12.7 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 13.4 mi
- Lady Well: 13.7 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 14.3 mi
Museums: 13
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 9.1 mi
- Greenore Railway Museum: 10.5 mi
- Louth County Museum: 16.9 mi
- Railway Museum: 17.5 mi
- Carriage Gallery: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 8.2 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 9.1 mi
- Murlough Nature Reserve: 10.7 mi
- Murlough National Nature Reserve: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 5
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 11.1 mi
- Tyrella Beach: 15.8 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 17.6 mi
- Gilpin Harbour: 24.0 mi
- Mill Quarter Beach: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Black Stairs: 8.2 mi
- Stepping Stones: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Sandbank Road Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Binnian | ESE 118° | 745.9 m | 6.1 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh | E 90° | 739 m | 5.0 mi |
| Slievelamagan | ESE 101° | 702.2 m | 6.0 mi |
| Slieve Meelbeg | E 90° | 701.9 m | 4.2 mi |
| Slieve Meelmore | E 85° | 687 m | 4.5 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh North Tor | E 88° | 680 m | 5.1 mi |
| Slieve Binnian North Top | ESE 112° | 678 m | 5.6 mi |
| Slieve Muck | ESE 121° | 670.4 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:50 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:03 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:52 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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