Dalkey Hill
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Dalkey Hill rises to 140 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dalkey Hill Semaphore Tower, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Dalkey Hill ( DAW-kee; Irish: Cnoc Dheilginse) is the northernmost of the two hills which form the southern boundary of Dublin Bay (the other being Killiney Hill). Dalkey Hill is 140 metres high and has views over the surrounding areas : Dublin to the northwest; the Irish Sea and the mountains of Wales (on a clear day) to the east and southeast; and Bray Head and the Wicklow Mountains to the south. Dalkey Hill and Killiney Hill are both part of Killiney Hill Park, a small public park overlooking the villages of Dalkey to the north and Killiney to the west. The park is crossed by a number of walking tracks, and with views from all directions, is a used by walkers and hikers from the surrounding areas. Extensive quarrying of Dalkey Hill in the 19th century has resulted in the existence of Dalkey Quarry, which is now a rock-climbing location. Dalkey Hill and areas to the east and south of Dalkey Village were formerly the lands of Dalkey Common.
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Wikidata Q5211075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 140 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Killiney Hill: 0.4 mi
- Mullins Hill: 0.7 mi
- Carrickgollogan Hill: 4.3 mi
- Barnaslingan Hill: 4.7 mi
- Bray Head: 5.6 mi
- Forty Foot: 1.4 mi
- Bandstand: 1.7 mi
- The Oratory: 2.1 mi
- Brian Nolan: 2.7 mi
- John McCormack: 2.7 mi
- Killiney Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Sorrento Park: 0.5 mi
- Dillon's Park: 0.5 mi
- Cluny Park: 1.0 mi
- Sally Glen: 1.3 mi
- Thus Daedalus flew: 0.5 mi
- James Joyce: 1.2 mi
- Moxie: 1.3 mi
- A Way To Be Welcomed: 1.4 mi
- Archer II: 1.5 mi
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 1.3 mi
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 1.9 mi
- Imaginosity: 4.7 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 5.5 mi
- National Print Museum: 7.0 mi
- Tresilian Bee Garden: 3.0 mi
- Aventine Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Residence: 3.9 mi
- Victorian Walled Garden: 4.3 mi
- The Biblical Garden: 4.7 mi
- Dalkey Hill Semaphore Tower: 0.0 mi
- Thomas Higgin Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Wishing Stone: 0.4 mi
- Boucher's Obelisk: 0.4 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Well of Gailline: 0.6 mi
- Scurvy Well: 0.8 mi
- Saint James' Well: 4.2 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 6.3 mi
- Source of Glencree River: 8.7 mi
- White Rock, Killiney Beach: 0.3 mi
- Hawk Cliff/Whiterock Beach: 0.4 mi
- Killiney Beach: 0.8 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 1.3 mi
- Seapoint: 2.9 mi
- Roche's Hill: 0.8 mi
- Loughlinstown Woods: 2.0 mi
- Dingle Glen: 3.8 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.5 mi
- Barnaslingan Wood: 4.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 0.3 mi
- The Shaft: 6.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 6.2 mi
- Lover's Leap: 6.3 mi
- Bracket Slab: 6.6 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 9.6 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 16.9 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 17.2 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 19.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 0.3 mi
- Toni's: 9.9 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 21.6 mi
- BBQ Area: 21.7 mi
- Poplar Square: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Dalkey Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 236° | 757 m | 11.3 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 210° | 726 m | 11.1 mi |
| Seefingan | WSW 244° | 723 m | 12.4 mi |
| Gravale | SW 225° | 719 m | 14.3 mi |
| War Hill | SW 215° | 685 m | 10.9 mi |
| Carrigvore | SW 223° | 682 m | 13.2 mi |
| Seahan | WSW 252° | 647 m | 12.0 mi |
| Tonduff | SW 222° | 642 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:01 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1342995945
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