Nature reserve · Ireland
Glengarriff Nature Reserve
Glengarriff Nature Reserve is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Knockboy stands 706 m to the east-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cromwell's Bridge, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NPWS - National Parks & Wildlife Service
How to reach it
Coordinates51.75520, -9.56641
- 0.9 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 8.9 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Lady Bantry's Lookout · 1 mi
- Derrycreha Layby · 2 mi
- Ardnatrush View · 4 mi
- The Priests Leap · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Cromwell's Bridge: 0.7 mi
- Cross: 4.8 mi
- The Priests Leap: 4.9 mi
- Betelgeuse Incident: 4.9 mi
- Gun Battery: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Shrone Hill: 1.0 mi
- Turners Rock: 2.1 mi
- Derrynafulla SW: 2.3 mi
- Esk Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Barraboy Mountain SE Top: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Snave Strand: 5.1 mi
- Coss Strand: 8.9 mi
- Ahakista Strand (Kitchen Cove): 11.2 mi
- Trawnablaha: 13.4 mi
- Trawnablaha: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 52
- The Blue Pool: 0.9 mi
- Garnish Island: 1.7 mi
- Old Stone Cottages: 3.1 mi
- Gleninchaquin Park: 5.0 mi
- Crannog: 5.5 mi
Springs: 27
- Tobernawahnee: 6.0 mi
- Lady's Well: 6.7 mi
- Tobermurry: 7.2 mi
- Saint Bartholomew's Well: 7.5 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 26
- The Druid: 3.2 mi
- Nest of Lace: 8.2 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 8.8 mi
- Brushwood Gallery: 13.9 mi
- Steve Casey Memorial: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Droppa: 5.5 mi
- Caoinkeen: 7.6 mi
- 2: 19.6 mi
- 2: 19.8 mi
- 2: 19.9 mi
Parks: 14
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 5.3 mi
- Reenagross Park: 8.4 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 8.7 mi
- South Square Park: 15.3 mi
- The Wild Garden: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 13
- The Ewe Experience: 1.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 1.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 6.9 mi
- Derreen Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Heron Garden: 10.9 mi
Museums: 9
- Bryce House: 1.6 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 3.2 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 4.8 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 5.6 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 5.0 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 9.9 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 9.3 mi
- Arboretum: 18.1 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 21.2 mi
- Páirc Náisiúnta Stairiúil Dhoire Fhíonáin / Derrynane National Historic Park: 24.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Glengarriff Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockboy | ENE 58° | 706 m | 6.2 mi |
| Knockowen | W 261° | 658 m | 6.9 mi |
| Knockboy North Top | NE 55° | 649 m | 6.3 mi |
| Coomnadiha | WNW 292° | 644 m | 4.8 mi |
| Knocknamanagh | NE 37° | 637 m | 7.2 mi |
| Caha | WNW 283° | 610 m | 4.1 mi |
| Eagles Nest | WNW 282° | 602.6 m | 4.4 mi |
| Cushnaficulla | W 262° | 594 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:07 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 21:07 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 15:28 | 16:31 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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