Where in Ireland can you see parts of Britain?

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

I've heard that you can sometimes see Wales from the Wicklow mountains, but is there anywhere else?

How about seeing Scotland from Antrim?

For Forks Sake

Dundalk.





*runs away

cloudatlas

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I've heard that you can sometimes see Wales from the Wicklow mountains, but is there anywhere else?

How about seeing Scotland from Antrim?

You can see some of Scotland from Whitehead in Antrim.

Sharpyshoot

I can see my neighbours tits when she has the blinds open. Apartment no.45.

NIMAN

You can see Scotland from Glengad Malin Head.

And also from NI, where the distance between the 2 are only 12miles.

SmartinMartin

I think Malin Head is only 13 miles from Scotland (hence the close association) so yes, you can see the UK from there.

flended12

Does the English market in cork count?

NIMAN

SmartinMartin wrote: »

I think Malin Head is only 13 miles from Scotland (hence the close association) so yes, you can see the UK from there.

No, its further, the 13miles is from NI to Scotland at their closest points.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Dundalk.





*runs away

That's UK alright, but not Britain.

harmless

20km from Torr Head in NI to Scotland. Malin head is 70-80km from Scotland.

I've seen the Mountains of Snowdonia from Lugnaquilla. That was only on a perfect day with not even a hint of a cloud in the sky.

Batattackrat

Torr head you can see scotland.

mzungu

The picture below of Snowdon was taken at the Ben of Howth.



Link: https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=134884&headline=Photographer%20snaps%20snow-topped%20Snowdon%20from%20across%20the%20Irish%20Sea&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

harmless

Fantastic picture, I assume it would still be viable with the naked eye only with far less detail?

listermint

I've seen the Snowdonia range from my front window. but it's a rare enough sight. Not necessarily clear day but it involves all sorts like temperature and humidity coming together. Also need the far side to have similar conditions otherwise you see nothing at all.

harmless

harmless wrote: »

Fantastic picture, I assume it would still be viable with the naked eye only with far less detail?

I’ve never seen it, and I’ve been to the Ben of Howth many times.

castletownman

My family home is on a hill that overlooks the Irish sea and on a crystal clear day we can make out some of the Welsh mountains.

Tara Hill is a few fields over from us as the crow flies, and is much higher than where we are, so I assume its the same up there.

Gregor Samsa

Has anyone ever gone to Snowdon looking to get a picture of Howth?

harmless

castletownman wrote: »

My family home is on a hill that overlooks the Irish sea and on a crystal clear day we can make out some of the Welsh mountains.

Tara Hill is a few fields over from us as the crow flies, and is much higher than where we are, so I assume its the same up there.

Yeah that's just it. Even from some of the most optimal viewing points on a perfectly clear day with the naked eye you can just about make out the outline of a few mountains in Snowdonia. You can't see any detail.


In this country I don't believe you can see anywhere in Britain except Snowdonia.

harmless

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Has anyone ever gone to Snowdon looking to get a picture of Howth?

Haha, I doubt it's possible. Best you could do is possibly see the Wicklow mountains from various places in Wales.

Capt'n Midnight

Merrion Road.

JupiterKid

Much of the Scottish coast including the Mull of Kintyre, Arran, the Rhins of Galloway are easily visible from the North - from counties Antrim and North Down. I’ve seen Scotland myself many times from Antrim.

On a very clear day the Hebridean islands of Islay and Jura are visible from the North coast - parts of Inishowen in Donegal and the Causeway coast in Derry and Antrim.

In exceptional conditions it is possible to discern Snowdonia from Dublin and Wicklow. Never seen it myself!

purplepanda

castletownman wrote: »

My family home is on a hill that overlooks the Irish sea and on a crystal clear day we can make out some of the Welsh mountains.

Tara Hill is a few fields over from us as the crow flies, and is much higher than where we are, so I assume its the same up there.

An auld fella back in 2004 told my young lads you could see Wales from Tara Hill when we were staying over in Courtown.

I believed him but my kids were a bit more cynical, maybe as their Ma is Welsh? :pac:

Quantum Erasure

Trinity

zell12

Rathlin Island and Jura, Scotland beyond, from Inishowen

Hamsterchops

mzungu wrote: »

The picture below of Snowdon was taken at the Ben of Howth.



Link: https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=134884&headline=Photographer%20snaps%20snow-topped%20Snowdon%20from%20across%20the%20Irish%20Sea&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

Wow, great picture!

The flat earth society would love this one.

martinedwards

Antrim coast, Scotland is clearly visible most days.

we were on Black mountain beside Belfast last week and Scotland was clear, Aisla Craig was easily visible (55 miles) as was the isle of man (60 Miles)

I grew up on the Ards Peninsula and Scotland and the Isle of man were visible most of the time. as kids we were saddened by the fact that on a peninsula we had the warmth of the sea all around us, but we could clearly see the snow in Scotland. Not fair!

subpar

Try the Isle of Man . From Snaefel peak you can see Scotland , England , Wales , Northern Ireland and R.oI.

keano25

subpar wrote: »

Try the Isle of Man . From Snaefel peak you can see Scotland , England , Wales , Northern Ireland and R.oI.

What part of Ireland is the Isle of Man in?

TomSweeney

mzungu wrote: »

The picture below of Snowdon was taken at the Ben of Howth.



Link: https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=134884&headline=Photographer%20snaps%20snow-topped%20Snowdon%20from%20across%20the%20Irish%20Sea&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

I am very skeptical ...

harmless

TomSweeney wrote: »

I am very skeptical ...

Hmmm, I don't understand how he got both the houses in Howth and the mountains in Wales in focus with such an extreme zoom lens.

Mrcaramelchoc

TomSweeney wrote: »

I am very skeptical ...

Me to. Photoshop could be involved there.

harmless

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

Me to. Photoshop could be involved there.

Clearly it's at least two photos merged into one. The real question is, could he actually see the mountains like that from Howth with the right camera equipment?

biko

You can see West Britain from M50.

spurious

Not sure the Howth photo has not had some 'work'.

However, it is possible on occasional days to see Wales from Howth. I have seen it myself, but it looks nothing like that photo.

flended12

Was skeptical of the howth wales pic as i fish there and never seen even a glimmer of it, however https://twitter.com/Sam_Greenwood_/status/1349438539616940033 appears to defunct the doubters. If its true, is superb!!

harmless

spurious wrote: »

Not sure the Howth photo has not had some 'work'.

However, it is possible on occasional days to see Wales from Howth. I have seen it myself, but it looks nothing like that photo.

Yup, no question about this. I've not seen it but have heard so many reports of it that I don't doubt it.
But all you see is this faint grey outline on the horizon, correct?

Mrcaramelchoc

flended12 wrote: »

Was skeptical of the howth wales pic as i fish there and never seen even a glimmer of it, however https://twitter.com/Sam_Greenwood_/status/1349438539616940033 appears to defunct the doubters. If its true, is superb!!

Ireland to Scotland at its nearest is 12 miles apart. How the hell could you see this good at 140km ?

retalivity

On a good day you can see the coast of Scotland from the top of Errigal in NW Donegal, 160km away

harmless

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

Ireland to Scotland at its nearest is 12 miles apart. How the hell could you see this good at 140km ?

That would be a question for the photography forum.
I can't understand how it is possible while still having the houses in focus but I know very little about photography.

Difitinitley can see Snowdonia from various parts of the Wicklow coast at certain times of the year it's something to do with light and atmosphere.

markmoto

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I've heard that you can sometimes see Wales from the Wicklow mountains, but is there anywhere else?

How about seeing Scotland from Antrim?

is that because of Covid you can't go?

lawred2

mzungu wrote: »

The picture below of Snowdon was taken at the Ben of Howth.



Link: https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=134884&headline=Photographer%20snaps%20snow-topped%20Snowdon%20from%20across%20the%20Irish%20Sea&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

I'm sure that was a hoax...

markmoto

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

Ireland to Scotland at its nearest is 12 miles apart. How the hell could you see this good at 140km ?

Perhaps drone? : )

Gregor Samsa

Snowdon from the Sugar Loaf



https://mountainviews.ie/summit/455/comment/19818/

harmless

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Snowdon from the Sugar Loaf

That's much more like it and a realistic expectation of what you can expect to see on a good day.

Captain Havoc

Apparently you can see Wales from the top of mount Leinster.

Gregor Samsa

harmless wrote: »

That would be a question for the photography forum.
I can't understand how it is possible while still having the houses in focus but I know very little about photography.

Depth of field (the amount of foreground/background that is in focus in a picture is dependent on the lens aperture, focal length and the distance of the subjects. Having something a few feet away and 140km away in the same photo in focus isn't unusual at all with the correct settings and scene. There's loads of astrophotography with a foreground subject and stars thousands of lightyears away, and both in focus.

Random example:

harmless

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Depth of field (the amount of foreground/background that is in focus in a picture is dependent on the lens aperture, focal length and the distance of the subjects. Having something a few feet away and 140km away in the same photo in focus isn't unusual at all with the correct settings and scene. There's loads of astrophotography with a foreground subject and stars thousands of lightyears away, and both in focus.

Random example:

Thanks for the explanation.
That photo uses image stacking doesn't it?
Could the same be done to get more detail of the mountains?

cj maxx

You see Scotland from the top of Sliabh Donard in the Mournes

Gregor Samsa

harmless wrote: »

Thanks for the explanation.
That photo uses image stacking doesn't it?
Could the same be done to get more detail of the mountains?

Stacking for astro is usually for noise reduction and maximising the amount of light captured, rather than focus.

However, there is a type of stacking called "focus stacking" that's used in macro and sometimes landscape photography to increase the depth of field.

The camera (Panasonic dmc-tz100) that the Howth guy used actually has a focus stacking feature built in, so yes, it's very possible he used it for the shot (assuming it's genuine). Good point.

loyatemu

you can often see the Welsh mountains from Bray head and hills along the east of Wicklow- on a good day they're very clear so I wouldn't rule out that Howth picture being genuine, with a good lens etc.