- Elevation, modelled
- 20 m
- Tallest summit within 16.9 miles
- Muckish667.1 m · 13.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Wild Atlantic Way2.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 22:17local time
- Coordinates
- 55.2541, -7.7873
Melmore Tower is a historic site, at a modelled 20 m. Muckish stands 667 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballyhooriksy Monument, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 2.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Melmore Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muckish | SW 219° | 667.1 m | 13.1 mi |
| Aghla Beg (South) | SW 220° | 602.3 m | 16.6 mi |
| Aghla Beg | SW 221° | 563.9 m | 16.4 mi |
| Raghtin More | E 89° | 502 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bulbin | E 98° | 494 m | 13.8 mi |
| Na Leargacha | SW 219° | 470.6 m | 15.1 mi |
| Loughsalt Mountain | S 181° | 469 m | 11.7 mi |
| Crockmain | E 91° | 460 m | 12.3 mi |
- 2.1 mi off the Wild Atlantic WayNational
- 26.2 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- Pollet Great Arch · 7 mi
- Horn Head · 7 mi
- The Polduce · 7 mi
- Ballymastocker Strand · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cnoc na Sleá: 1.6 mi
- Crockangallagher: 2.3 mi
- Gáinne Mór: 3.6 mi
- Cnoc na Boirne: 5.2 mi
- Croaghnamaddy: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Ballyhooriksy Monument: 1.1 mi
- Laurentic Gun: 4.9 mi
- Old Coastguard Station: 6.2 mi
- Fanad Head Signal Tower: 6.3 mi
- Horn Head Signal Tower: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 21
- Rosses Strand: 2.1 mi
- Tra na Rossan: 2.1 mi
- Duaibh / Dooey: 3.2 mi
- Tra Mór: 5.8 mi
- Arryheerna Beach: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 18
- Teach John Mici Bán: 5.4 mi
- The Tunnel: 8.4 mi
- Templebreaga Arch: 9.5 mi
- Mc Swyne's Gun: 10.3 mi
- Gap of Marmore: 11.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Dunfanaghy Workhouse: 9.1 mi
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: 10.0 mi
- Dunree Centre: 10.1 mi
- Doagh Famine Village: 18.2 mi
- Donegal County Museum: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Glenevin Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 18.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 17:56 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:14 | 22:17 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:45 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:57 | 14:48 | 16:03 |
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