Picnic site
Seaforde Picnic Site
Seaforde Picnic Site is a picnic site, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Seaforde Gardens, a garden 0.3 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.31926, -5.83754
- 24.0 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Seaforde House: 0.4 mi
- Nut Grove House: 1.3 mi
- Clough Castle: 1.9 mi
- Castle Screen: 4.2 mi
- Grave of Magnus Barefoot: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- On the Way to the Fair: 1.8 mi
- Tonn Ruray Sculptural Horn: 4.1 mi
- Girl from Mars: 5.0 mi
- Square Days and Fair Days: 6.0 mi
- Source of the River Lagan: 6.7 mi
Peaks
- Edenarrif Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Dunmore Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Dunturk Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Slievenamoney: 4.1 mi
- Slievehanny: 4.3 mi
Attractions
- Mount Panther Farm Park: 2.9 mi
- The King in the North: 4.5 mi
- Hoster Tully's Funeral Jetty: 6.3 mi
- St Patrick's Chair: 6.5 mi
- The Starks Find Direwolf Pups: 8.3 mi
Parks
- The Grove Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Drumkeeragh Forest Park: 4.9 mi
- Roughal Park Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Harrison Vista: 5.8 mi
- Carlisle Park: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 55
- Seaforde Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Nutgrove Garden: 1.3 mi
- Victorian Garden: 5.6 mi
- Spring Garden: 5.8 mi
- The Annesley Garden: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 53
- Spinkanee: 4.8 mi
- Nerwcastle Beach Bouldering: 8.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 9.8 mi
- The Castles: 10.3 mi
- Spellack: 10.4 mi
Museums: 29
- Carriage Gallery: 4.6 mi
- Down County Museum: 4.8 mi
- St. Patricks Visitor Centre: 4.8 mi
- Linen Centre and Museum: 15.6 mi
- Museum of Orange Heritage: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Bohill Nature Reserve: 1.8 mi
- Hollymount Forest nature reserve: 3.5 mi
- Murlough National Nature Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Murlough Nature Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Quoile Pondage Basin nature reserve: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Clough Picnic Site: 2.1 mi
- Widow's Row Car Park: 3.8 mi
- Dundrum Boat Park: 4.1 mi
- Greenbanks picnic site: 4.3 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
Springs: 11
- St Patrick's Well: 3.8 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 6.1 mi
- Toberasool: 6.3 mi
- Mearing Well: 6.4 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 10
- Tyrella Beach: 6.1 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 7.6 mi
- Gilpin Harbour: 11.8 mi
- Kilclief Beach: 11.9 mi
- Mill Quarter Beach: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Black Stairs: 9.2 mi
- Stepping Stones: 13.8 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Seaforde Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Donard | SSW 199° | 849 m | 10.2 mi |
| Slieve Commedagh | SSW 204° | 767 m | 9.9 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh | SSW 213° | 739 m | 11.2 mi |
| Slievelamagan | SSW 206° | 702.2 m | 11.8 mi |
| Slieve Meelbeg | SW 216° | 701.9 m | 11.6 mi |
| Slieve Meelmore | SW 216° | 687 m | 11.1 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh North Tor | SSW 213° | 680 m | 10.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock Mtn | SSW 196° | 656 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:49 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 21:02 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:50 | 16:01 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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