Sandy Island
Sandy Island is a peninsula in County Mayo, Connacht. Sandy Island is situated nearby to the locality Cuingbeg, as well as near Tawnaghmore.Places of Interest
Highlights include Foxford.
Foxford
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontoon and Foxford.
Pontoon
Hamlet
Foxford
Town
Foxford is a town 16 km south of Ballina in County Mayo, Ireland. It is on the N26 road between Swinford and Ballina and has a railway station served by trains between Manulla Junction and Ballina. Foxford is situated 5 km east of Sandy Island.
Strade
Village
Straide, or Strade, is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located on the N58 national secondary road between Foxford and Castlebar. The name Strade is an anglicisation of the Irish words an tsráid, meaning the street. Strade is situated 9 km southeast of Sandy Island.
Sandy Island
- Type: Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.99273° or 53° 59′ 34″ north
Longitude
-9.19231° or 9° 11′ 32″ west
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
9C5GXRV5+33
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