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By Hook or By Crook

By Hook or By Crook from directly overhead

By Hook or By Crook is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is William Lamport, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2007
Inscription
Pierce Engineering Ltd.
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates52.33295, -6.46070
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
  • St. Nicholas' Well: 0.3 mi
  • St. Margaret's Well: 0.4 mi
  • St. Mary Magdalene's Well: 0.6 mi
  • St. Nicholas' Well: 2.1 mi
  • St. Cavan's Well: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 54
  • Forth Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Carrickadee: 4.5 mi
  • Carrickshinna Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Ravens Rocks: 4.6 mi
  • Drooping Rock: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 47
Beaches: 35
Attractions: 29
  • Three Sisters River Cruises: 0.5 mi
  • Wex Walks: 0.5 mi
  • Wexford Wildfowl Reserve: 2.4 mi
  • Portal Tomb: 2.5 mi
  • Stone Circle: 2.5 mi
Parks: 20
  • The Rocks: 0.4 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 0.7 mi
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 2.6 mi
  • The Square: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 15
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of By Hook or By Crook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNW 326°794.4 m23.9 mi
Blackstairs MountainNW 316°732.1 m20.8 mi
Moats of CraanNNW 328°656.5 m23.4 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW 330°599.6 m22.7 mi
KnockroeNW 322°538.77 m22.7 mi
Brandon HillWNW 300°515 m24.8 mi
White MountainNW 307°509 m20.1 mi
CarrigroeNW 310°495 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5418:39
June solstice05:0420:5621:52
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3415:1116:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5590132111

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