Attraction · Ireland
Brownstown Head
Brownstown Head is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. Kilclooney Mountain stands 792 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Memory of the crew of "Rescue 111", a historic site 1.7 miles away. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.12753, -7.10847
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Memory of the crew of "Rescue 111": 1.7 mi
- 1999 Helicopter Crash: 2.6 mi
- The Metal Man: 2.8 mi
- The Haunted Well: 2.8 mi
- Lost at Sea Memorial Wall: 5.2 mi
Springs
- Conigar Well: 7.8 mi
- Duffin's Well: 8.0 mi
- St. Martin's Well: 8.9 mi
- Curraghmore Well: 9.4 mi
- St. Anne's Well: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 48
- Ballyscanlon Hill: 5.5 mi
- Sugar Loaf Rock: 6.3 mi
- Minaun Hill: 10.5 mi
- Lahardan Hill: 12.7 mi
- Donnell's Hill: 13.6 mi
Parks: 34
- Lower Field: 2.2 mi
- Tramore Nature Park: 2.6 mi
- Tramore House: 3.1 mi
- Kilbarry Nature Park: 7.9 mi
- People's Park: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 34
- Coastguard Station: 2.9 mi
- hook: 7.6 mi
- Hook Lighthouse Visitors Center: 7.6 mi
- Mount Congreve Gardens: 9.0 mi
- House of Waterford Crystal: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 33
- Newtown Cove: 2.7 mi
- Garrarus Strand: 4.1 mi
- Ladies Cove: 5.2 mi
- Lawlor's Strand: 5.2 mi
- Kilfarrasy Beach: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 21
- [untitled]: 8.1 mi
- Same but Different: 8.2 mi
- Ice, Wind and Fire: 8.6 mi
- Noel Browne: 8.7 mi
- Waterford Crystal: 9.1 mi
Museums: 10
- Bishop's Palace Museum: 9.1 mi
- Medieval Museum: 9.2 mi
- Irish Silver Museum: 9.2 mi
- Irish Wake Museum: 9.2 mi
- Irish Museum of Time: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 8
- Lafacadio Hearn Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Top of the City Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Sensory Garden: 10.3 mi
- Kilmokea Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Colclough Walled Garden: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Fenor Bog: 5.7 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 10.1 mi
- Fiddown Island: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Carricjmore Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Mahon Valley: 20.0 mi
- Mahon Valley: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 16.7 mi
- Mahon Falls: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brownstown Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilclooney Mountain | WNW 294° | 792 m | 19.9 mi |
| Carrignagower | WNW 297° | 767 m | 20.9 mi |
| Knockanaffrin | WNW 299° | 755 m | 23.0 mi |
| Curraghduff | WNW 295° | 750.1 m | 20.7 mi |
| Coumfea | WNW 292° | 741.9 m | 21.0 mi |
| Coumfea North Top | WNW 293° | 728.3 m | 21.1 mi |
| Seefin | WNW 286° | 725.592 m | 21.6 mi |
| Knockaunapeebra | WNW 293° | 724.4 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:56 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:58 | 21:54 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:36 | 15:15 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
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