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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. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2007
Inscription
Pierce Engineering Ltd.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates52.33295, -6.46070

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • Forth Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Carrickadee: 4.5 mi
  • Carrickshinna Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Ravens Rocks: 4.6 mi
  • Drooping Rock: 4.7 mi
Springs
  • St. Nicholas' Well: 0.3 mi
  • St. Margaret's Well: 0.4 mi
  • St. Mary Magdalene's Well: 0.6 mi
  • St. Cavan's Well: 2.2 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 47
Artworks: 45
Beaches: 34
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: 14
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 23.8 mi

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 LeinsterNW794 m23.9 mi
Blackstairs MountainNW732 m20.8 mi
Moats of CraanNNW657 m23.4 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW600 m22.7 mi
KnockroeNW539 m22.7 mi
Brandon HillWNW515 m24.8 mi
CarrigroeNW495 m20.3 mi
Bran PoceaghNW489 m20.1 mi

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).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5590132111

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