Ben of Howth
Ben of Howth rises to 171 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Shielmartin Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
The Ben of Howth ( HOHTH; Irish: Beann Éadair ) is a hilly area on Howth Head, adjacent to the 171 metre high Black Linn, the peninsula's highest point.
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Wikidata Q3381390, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 171 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Shielmartin Hill: 0.6 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 7.3 mi
- Killiney Hill: 7.7 mi
- Mullins Hill: 7.8 mi
- Heath Hill: 8.1 mi
- Casana Bank: 0.7 mi
- Sutton Park: 2.7 mi
- Seagrange Park: 3.1 mi
- Racecourse Park: 3.3 mi
- Beau Park Square: 3.9 mi
- Aideen's Dolmen: 0.7 mi
- Howth Martello Tower: 1.0 mi
- Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy (Museum of Vintage Radio): 1.0 mi
- The Old Courthouse: 1.0 mi
- Sutton South Martello Tower: 1.1 mi
- Plant Life: 0.8 mi
- Luí na Gréine: 1.5 mi
- Electric School of Fish: 2.0 mi
- Crab Water: 2.3 mi
- Irish Sea Underwater: 2.7 mi
- Howth Castle: 1.0 mi
- Fisher's Cross: 1.0 mi
- The Ready Boat Pillar: 1.1 mi
- Star of the Sea: 1.2 mi
- George IV's footsteps: 1.3 mi
- Earlscliffe Garden: 0.6 mi
- Irish Suzhou Garden: 4.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.4 mi
- Talbot Botanic Garden: 6.2 mi
- BiaHero Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- National Transport Museum: 1.0 mi
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 6.1 mi
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 6.2 mi
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 6.3 mi
- Casino Model Railway Museum: 6.5 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 5.4 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 5.4 mi
- Scurvy Well: 7.0 mi
- Well of Gailline: 7.1 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 7.3 mi
- Hidden Beach: 0.6 mi
- Broad Strand: 0.6 mi
- Red Rock Beach: 1.0 mi
- Claremont Beach: 1.2 mi
- Burrow Beach: 2.0 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 2.8 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 6.8 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Roche's Hill: 7.8 mi
- The Grove: 7.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.3 mi
- The Shaft: 13.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.2 mi
- Lover's Leap: 13.5 mi
- Bracket Slab: 13.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Toni's: 10.3 mi
- BBQ Area: 14.9 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 19.3 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 16.8 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 24.0 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Ben of Howth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 219° | 757 m | 17.3 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 203° | 726 m | 18.2 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 225° | 723 m | 17.8 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 205° | 685 m | 17.8 mi |
| Seahan | SW 230° | 647 m | 16.8 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 209° | 642 m | 16.8 mi |
| White Hill | SSW 202° | 631 m | 19.0 mi |
| Seefin | SW 226° | 621 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:00 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6829492581
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