I have a memory from many years ago of standing with my dad somewhere on the Lleyn Peninsula in Wales and him pointing out that you could see the Wicklow Hills in Ireland. My amateur check suggests that this should be very possible - the probable location in Wales was Rhiw Mountain (301m), from which it is about 115 km to Lugnaquilla (925m) in the Wicklows. Can anybody confirm that this is doable - and has anyone got a photo?
Looking at the map (which I should have done before) I don't think it could have been Rhiw Mountain because I can remember sea in the foreground - so more likely Mynydd Mawr right at the tip of Lleyn which is much lower (~160m)
View attachment 70900 This is Great Whernside, taken from Grenoside in Sheffield. It just pokes its head above the nearer hills!
It's not that far away to be fair, but most local people don't believe you can see the Yorkshire Dales from Sheffield.
Has anyone done the view from the Emley Moor viewing platform.
Whilst not exactly open to the general public, quite a few people do get to go up there, and I think it's a bit higher than the Shard.
That’s an incredible shot. Sheffield has some real gems of long-distance viewing in the right conditions. Night-time must offer some great views across the South Yorkshire/West Yorkshire conurbation too!
I hope this hasn't been shared earlier up the thread, but....Winter Hill to the IoM by way of Blackpool and a wind farm.
https://www.lep.co.uk/whats-on/entertainment/here-s-why-this-picture-is-not-fake-1-7838348
From a slightly different angle on Winter Hill, I have found a link to a photo that shows snow on top of Snaefell taken from Winter Hill:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/59251448@N04/25708799453
The same photographer has captured this incredible shot from the other way round - Winter Hill and Blackpool Tower at night FROM the Isle of Man!!!
The furthest views from the Shard are:A quick look at the map and some areas of the North Wessex Downs could be candidates ie Walbury Hill.
The furthest views from the Shard are:
East:
Dover Transmitter Mast - 98km
South:
South Downs National Park
West:
Didcot Powerplant - 80km
Farleigh Walloop hill near Basingtoke - 78km
North:
Therfield Heat near Royston - 57km
Read more details here:
http://www.mkrgeo-blog.com/at-the-top-of-the-shard/
The furthest views from the Shard are:
East:
Dover Transmitter Mast - 98km
South:
South Downs National Park
West:
Didcot Powerplant - 80km
Farleigh Walloop hill near Basingtoke - 78km
North:
Therfield Heat near Royston - 57km
Read more details here:
http://www.mkrgeo-blog.com/at-the-top-of-the-shard/
That's excellent! Very envious.Conditions were very favourable today from Blackpool for this local photographer who captured the northern peaks of Snowdonia very clearly from Blackpool (posted on Twitter):
Conditions were very favourable today from Blackpool for this local photographer who captured the northern peaks of Snowdonia very clearly from Blackpool (posted on Twitter):
If this was the "Cat and Fiddle" pub on the A537 Macclesfield> Buxton road, I'm not at all surprised. Can be notoriously "claggy" up there!I once stayed in a pub in Derbyshire, not far from Bakewell. It was 1,600 feet above sea level (so I was told). It was said you could see (I cannot recall the exact number but it doesn't matter) five counties. It began raining half an hour before I reached the pub. It was still raining when I left three days later.
I hope this hasn't been shared earlier up the thread, but....Winter Hill to the IoM by way of Blackpool and a wind farm.
https://www.lep.co.uk/whats-on/entertainment/here-s-why-this-picture-is-not-fake-1-7838348
Taken at the seafront at Saltcoats, Scotland. Visible in the very background are the Paps of Jura, roughly 80 miles away. I wonder how I could see these, but not the coast of Northern Ireland. Returning on another day I was able to notice the tip of Galloway.
I also believe from the 10th floor of City of Glasgow College you can see all across the City Centre and further out.
That’s a great line of sight to Jura, and from sea level too. Is it usually possible to see Northern Ireland from Saltcoats?
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Taken at the seafront at Saltcoats, Scotland. Visible in the very background are the Paps of Jura, roughly 80 miles away. I wonder how I could see these, but not the coast of Northern Ireland. Returning on another day I was able to notice the tip of Galloway.
I also believe from the 10th floor of City of Glasgow College you can see all across the City Centre and further out.
Great pic. Ive seen the Paps of Jura before but cant place where from !
You can see Northern Ireland from further down the Ayrshire coast im sure. I think ive seen NI when coming down the A77 from Kilmarnock. You can certainly see the Mull of Kintyre from Ayr.
Good view from the new college, you get a good view to SW , with Hamilton and Tinto visable.
Up on the edge of East Kilbride i got a good view of Tinto and Goatfell on Arran