Peak · Ireland
Hewson Hill
Hewson Hill rises to 258 m. Baunreaghcong stands 508 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Hall, a historic site 1.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 258 m
How to reach it
Coordinates53.01713, -7.22159
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Slievebaun: 1.3 mi
- Kilteale Hill: 1.6 mi
- Brooknagh: 2.6 mi
- Knocknambraher Hill: 3.1 mi
- Killone Hill: 3.3 mi
Parks
- The Peoples Park: 3.0 mi
- The Grange: 3.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Fitzmaurice Place: 3.4 mi
- Portlaoise Leisure Centre Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Great Hall: 1.1 mi
- Rock of Dunamase: 1.1 mi
- Kilteale Church: 1.6 mi
- Ballyknockan Castle: 2.9 mi
- Inaugural Rally: 3.0 mi
Springs
- Toberacullen: 1.2 mi
- Toberloughra: 3.3 mi
- Cunaburrow Well: 3.3 mi
- Clash Alick's Well: 3.5 mi
- Whig's Well: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 44
- Peacock: 3.3 mi
- Fragments of Time and Space: 3.4 mi
- Eitilt: 3.4 mi
- James Fintan Lalor Sculpture: 3.5 mi
- Saint Mochua's Desk: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 25
- Timahoe Round Tower: 4.0 mi
- Ballykilcavan Brewing Company: 4.4 mi
- Emo Court: 6.3 mi
- Heywood Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Aghaboe Abbey: 13.8 mi
Museums: 17
- Stradbally Steam Museum: 3.3 mi
- Timahoe Heritage Centre: 4.0 mi
- Abbeyleix Heritage Centre: 8.6 mi
- Shackleton Museum: 10.1 mi
- Town Hall: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 13
- Emo Court Walled Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Abbey Sense Garden: 8.7 mi
- Abbeyleix Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 10.4 mi
- The King's Garden: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Emo Court picnic area: 6.3 mi
- Carrick Woods: 8.8 mi
- Blackhall bridge picnic area: 8.9 mi
- River walk: 10.1 mi
- Moore Abbey Wood: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 11.7 mi
- Community Orchard: 16.7 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 19.6 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 12.1 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 15.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Hewson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baunreaghcong | WNW 291° | 508 m | 13.0 mi |
| Wolftrap Mountain | WNW 291° | 487 m | 16.2 mi |
| Ridge of Capard | WNW 295° | 482 m | 12.2 mi |
| Castleconor | WNW 283° | 407 m | 15.2 mi |
| Clogrennan Hill | SSE 148° | 336 m | 16.6 mi |
| Fossy Mountain | SSE 157° | 332 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fossy Hill | SSE 164° | 323 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cullenagh Mountain | SSW 200° | 317 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:56 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 21:02 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:08 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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