Attraction · Ireland
Hook Lighthouse Visitors Center
Hook Lighthouse Visitors Center is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Croughaun Hill stands 391 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lime Kiln, a historic site 0.2 miles away. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates52.12403, -6.92902
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Lime Kiln: 0.2 mi
- St. Dubhan's Church: 0.7 mi
- Slade Castle: 1.0 mi
- Lime Kiln: 1.2 mi
- Brecaun Church: 2.5 mi
Springs
- Conigar Well: 0.2 mi
- Duffin's Well: 1.2 mi
- Houseland Well: 2.9 mi
- Curraghmore Well: 3.0 mi
- St. Helen's Well: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 37
- The Hall Bay: 1.7 mi
- Boyce's Bay: 2.5 mi
- Sandeel Bay: 3.3 mi
- Otter Hole: 3.4 mi
- Ladies Cove: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 35
- hook: 0.4 mi
- Hook Head Adventures: 6.0 mi
- Brownstown Head: 7.6 mi
- Tintern Abbey cistern: 8.6 mi
- Lady's Well: 8.6 mi
Parks: 32
- Lower Field: 6.7 mi
- Beach Lost and Found Point: 8.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
- Tramore Nature Park: 9.0 mi
- Tramore House: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 29
- Sands Of Time: 6.7 mi
- Noel Browne: 11.9 mi
- Waterford Crystal: 12.0 mi
- Thomas Francis Meagher: 12.0 mi
- Strongbow & Aoife: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 29
- Minaun Hill: 10.3 mi
- Sugar Loaf Rock: 11.9 mi
- Ballyscanlon Hill: 12.7 mi
- Slievecoiltia: 14.9 mi
- Partridge Hill: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 11
- Colclough Walled Garden: 8.4 mi
- Lafacadio Hearn Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Top of the City Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Kilmokea Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Sensory Garden: 12.6 mi
Museums: 10
- Bishop's Palace Museum: 12.0 mi
- Medieval Museum: 12.0 mi
- Irish Silver Museum: 12.1 mi
- Irish Museum of Time: 12.1 mi
- Irish Wake Museum: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Fenor Bog: 12.9 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 14.3 mi
- Fiddown Island: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Carricjmore Cliff: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hook Lighthouse Visitors Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croughaun Hill | WNW 292° | 391 m | 23.5 mi |
| Tory Hill | NNW 332° | 344.3 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Alto | NNW 346° | 328.4 m | 24.2 mi |
| Slievecoiltia | N 359° | 322.2 m | 14.9 mi |
| Carrickbyrne Hill | NNE 20° | 286.1 m | 18.1 mi |
| Donnell's Hill | WNW 300° | 242.8 m | 19.8 mi |
| Tower Hill | NW 307° | 238 m | 22.4 mi |
| Forth Mountain | NE 49° | 237 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:56 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:58 | 21:53 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:35 | 15:15 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
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