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Ballymacool House

Ballymacool House from directly overhead

Ballymacool House is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Saggartnadooish East Top stands 479 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Ballymacool Farmhouse, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

country house in County Donegal, Ireland

Wikidata Q55049273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates54.94577, -7.75854

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Old Ballymacool Farmhouse: 0.2 mi
  • Colm Cille Old Church: 6.0 mi
  • KIllydonne Church: 7.5 mi
  • The Steeple: 8.2 mi
  • Glenveagh Castle: 10.4 mi
Peaks
  • Glendoon Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Gregory Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Cold Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Mullan Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Croaghcormick: 3.2 mi
Parks: 33
  • Ballymacool Park: 0.2 mi
  • Famine Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Bernard McGlinchey Town Park: 1.4 mi
  • Ceannan Court: 1.8 mi
  • Foxhill open Park: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 28
Beaches: 22
  • Mullanadee Shore: 12.3 mi
  • Millybay: 12.5 mi
  • Back Bay: 13.5 mi
  • Carricknaha: 13.9 mi
  • Brown Shore: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 17
Museums: 10
Springs: 7
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 11.2 mi
  • Corbylin Waterfall: 17.7 mi
  • Crolly Waterfall: 18.8 mi
  • Dungeon Waterfall: 20.4 mi
  • Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 0.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
  • Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 13.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Ballymacool House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saggartnadooish East TopNW 305°478.9 m11.7 mi
Loughsalt MountainN 352°469 m9.7 mi
An Liathin MorWNW 293°442 m9.2 mi
Culliagh SE TopSW 219°422.7 m7.2 mi
FarscallopWNW 291°420.6 m10.7 mi
LoughaskerryNW 314°410.7 m8.9 mi
Gregory HillWNW 291°389.7 m2.6 mi
Cionn BheathaWNW 298°384 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5618:44
June solstice04:5321:1322:14
September equinox07:1718:4519:33
December solstice08:5514:5116:05

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/62243770

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