Attraction · Ireland
Garnish Island
Garnish Island is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Knockboy stands 706 m to the northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Walled Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates51.73610, -9.54303
- 0.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 10.4 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Derrycreha Layby · 1 mi
- Lady Bantry's Lookout · 1 mi
- Ardnatrush View · 2 mi
- The Priests Leap · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Cromwell's Bridge: 1.0 mi
- Betelgeuse Incident: 3.4 mi
- Gun Battery: 3.4 mi
- WW1 US naval airbase: 3.7 mi
- Gun Battery: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Shrone Hill: 1.4 mi
- An Cab Dubh: 2.1 mi
- Derrynafulla SW: 2.8 mi
- Gowlbeg Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Derroograne: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Snave Strand: 3.9 mi
- Ahakista Strand (Kitchen Cove): 10.3 mi
- Coss Strand: 10.6 mi
- Trawnablaha: 13.7 mi
- Trawnablaha: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 50
- The Blue Pool: 0.9 mi
- Old Stone Cottages: 3.8 mi
- Bantry House: 5.3 mi
- Durrus Cheese: 6.3 mi
- Crannog: 6.6 mi
Springs: 28
- Lady's Well: 5.1 mi
- Tobermurry: 6.1 mi
- Saint Bartholomew's Well: 6.2 mi
- Tobernawahnee: 7.4 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 26
- The Druid: 4.6 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 7.2 mi
- Nest of Lace: 9.7 mi
- Brushwood Gallery: 15.3 mi
- Steve Casey Memorial: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Droppa: 6.8 mi
- Caoinkeen: 7.8 mi
- Faill a' Tónacáin: 20.4 mi
- 2: 20.9 mi
- 2: 21.0 mi
Parks: 15
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 4.0 mi
- Reenagross Park: 9.8 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 10.2 mi
- South Square Park: 16.7 mi
- The Wild Garden: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 13
- Walled Garden: 0.1 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 3.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.3 mi
- Heron Garden: 9.9 mi
- Derreen Gardens: 10.5 mi
Museums: 9
- Bryce House: 0.1 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 3.8 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 4.6 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 6.6 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 10.5 mi
- Arboretum: 19.3 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 6.6 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 8.2 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 10.3 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 18.5 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 20.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Garnish Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockboy | NE 43° | 706 m | 6.3 mi |
| An Caincín | NE 37° | 692.8 m | 7.7 mi |
| Knockowen | W 271° | 658 m | 7.8 mi |
| Knockboy North Top | NE 40° | 649 m | 6.4 mi |
| Coomnadiha | WNW 300° | 644 m | 6.3 mi |
| Knocknamanagh | NNE 25° | 637 m | 7.8 mi |
| Caha | WNW 294° | 610 m | 5.5 mi |
| Eagles Nest | WNW 293° | 602.6 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:07 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 21:06 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 15:28 | 16:31 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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