Historic site · Ireland
Double Tower
Double Tower is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Kilclooney Mountain stands 792 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is St John's Priory, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.25673, -7.11273
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugar Loaf Rock: 4.1 mi
- Minaun Hill: 4.6 mi
- Tory Hill: 6.4 mi
- Ballyscanlon Hill: 7.7 mi
- Lahardan Hill: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
- St John's Priory: 0.0 mi
- Watch Tower: 0.0 mi
- French Tower: 0.1 mi
- Semi-Lunar Tower: 0.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.3 mi
Springs
- Tobermurry: 2.1 mi
- Toberenan: 4.0 mi
- Tobarageelish: 4.0 mi
- Tobershonock: 4.1 mi
- Major's Well: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 45
- Noel Browne: 0.2 mi
- Strongbow & Aoife: 0.3 mi
- John J. Hearne: 0.3 mi
- St. Patrick: 0.3 mi
- Waterford Crystal: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 40
- House of Waterford Crystal: 0.3 mi
- The Viking Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Port of Waterford Company building: 0.3 mi
- Viking Experience: 0.4 mi
- Clock Tower: 0.4 mi
Parks: 37
- Wyse Park: 0.0 mi
- New Street Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Waterford Courthouse: 0.3 mi
- Ballybricken Green: 0.3 mi
- People's Park: 0.3 mi
Beaches: 33
- Raheen Strand: 6.5 mi
- Arthurstown Beach: 6.8 mi
- Dromina Strand: 6.9 mi
- Woodstown Strand: 7.0 mi
- Fornaght Strand: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 13
- Top of the City Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Kilmokea Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Lafacadio Hearn Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Robert Emmet Memorial Garden: 9.2 mi
- Colclough Walled Garden: 11.5 mi
Museums: 12
- Bishop's Palace Museum: 0.3 mi
- Irish Wake Museum: 0.3 mi
- Medieval Museum: 0.3 mi
- Irish Silver Museum: 0.3 mi
- Irish Museum of Time: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 2.7 mi
- Fenor Bog: 7.9 mi
- Fiddown Island: 9.9 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 19.3 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 8.2 mi
- Mahon Falls: 18.5 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Carricjmore Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Mahon Valley: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Castle View: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Double Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilclooney Mountain | W 268° | 792 m | 18.0 mi |
| Carrignagower | W 272° | 767 m | 18.5 mi |
| Knockanaffrin | W 277° | 755 m | 20.0 mi |
| Curraghduff | W 269° | 750 m | 18.7 mi |
| Coumfea | W 267° | 742 m | 19.3 mi |
| Coumfea North Top | W 268° | 728 m | 19.2 mi |
| Seefin | W 262° | 726 m | 20.8 mi |
| Knockaunapeebra | W 266° | 724 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:56 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:59 | 21:54 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:36 | 15:14 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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