Peak · Ireland
Eagles Nest
Eagles Nest rises to 334 m. Carrauntoohil stands 1,039 m to the west, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Killarney National Park, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 334 m
How to reach it
Coordinates51.99537, -9.57165
- 0.8 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 1.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Meeting of the waters · 1 mi
- Waterfall view · 2 mi
- Ladie's View · 2 mi
- Ladies View · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Church ruins: 0.8 mi
- Derrycunihy Roman Catholic Church: 2.2 mi
- ruined castle: 2.3 mi
- Lord Brandon's Cottage: 2.5 mi
- Sylvan World: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Cromaglan Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Shehy Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Torc Mountain W Top: 1.8 mi
- Purple Mountain NE Top: 2.1 mi
- Torc Mountain: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 39
- Killarney National Park: 0.6 mi
- Newfoundland Bay Tunnel: 1.0 mi
- Droichead an tseanchora: 1.3 mi
- Very small Bridge: 3.1 mi
- Muckross Traditional Farm: 3.5 mi
Springs: 33
- St Margaret's Well: 5.2 mi
- Tobermurry: 7.1 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 7.9 mi
- Tobernawahnee: 10.6 mi
- Tobereendoney: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 32
- Oak Spirit: 3.2 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 5.1 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 5.3 mi
- An Spéir Bhean: 5.3 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 5.3 mi
Parks: 23
- Stone garden: 3.3 mi
- Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Killarney House: 5.0 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 8.0 mi
- Reenagross Park: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 12
- Walled Garden: 3.3 mi
- Fern Garden: 4.9 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 15.1 mi
- Sally Garden: 17.8 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 8
- McRose Beach: 2.5 mi
- Coss Strand: 10.2 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 17.8 mi
- Snave Strand: 18.9 mi
- Bunaneer Strand: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Arboretum: 3.1 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 8.8 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 15.1 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 16.6 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 18.0 mi
Museums: 7
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 9.5 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 11.6 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 13.4 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 17.8 mi
- Bryce House: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Torc Waterfall: 2.9 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 3.0 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 9.9 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Caoinkeen: 13.1 mi
- Droppa: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Eagles Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrauntoohil | W 272° | 1,039 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cnoc na Péiste | W 272° | 985 m | 5.3 mi |
| Maolán Buí | W 270° | 969 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn | W 267° | 955 m | 6.0 mi |
| The Big Gun | W 274° | 940 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cruach Mhór | W 277° | 931 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top | W 267° | 923 m | 5.7 mi |
| Knockbrinnea West Top | W 279° | 852 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:06 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:08 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:26 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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