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Holywell Hill

Holywell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Holywell Hill rises to 313 m. Slieve Snaght stands 615 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Minky Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

The Holywell Hill transmission site is located on a 260-metre (853') hill near Killea in County Donegal, Ireland, and is owned and operated by 2RN (formerly RTÉ NL).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5887189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
313.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates54.99878, -7.39825

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Minky Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Killea Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Ardnamoyle: 1.3 mi
  • Bogay Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Greenan Mountain: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Parks: 38
  • Creggan Country Park: 1.9 mi
  • Creggan Park: 2.2 mi
  • Creggan Burn Park: 2.6 mi
  • Brooke Park: 2.7 mi
  • Garden of Reflection: 3.0 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Butterfly: 2.7 mi
  • Squirrel: 2.8 mi
  • Badger: 2.8 mi
  • Fox: 2.9 mi
  • Hedgehog: 2.9 mi
Beaches: 22
  • Millybay: 5.8 mi
  • Brown Shore: 6.6 mi
  • Mullanadee Shore: 7.0 mi
  • Carricknaha: 7.2 mi
  • Back Bay: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 18
Museums: 12
Springs: 10
  • St. Patrick's Well: 2.0 mi
  • Saint Boyne's Well: 4.0 mi
  • Tober Well: 5.3 mi
  • Fahan Holy Well: 6.5 mi
  • Toberbride: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Cutting Flower Patch: 10.7 mi
  • Walled Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Walled Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Castle Leisure Park: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 13.9 mi
  • Cashel: 21.4 mi
  • Ballyhacket View: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Dungeon Waterfall: 7.4 mi
  • Corbylin Waterfall: 8.2 mi
  • Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 9.4 mi
  • Glenevin Waterfall: 18.3 mi
  • Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Legananam Pot: 22.9 mi
  • Craig-na-Shoke: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Holywell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve SnaghtN 10°614.6 m13.9 mi
Slieve MainN 8°514 m13.1 mi
Scalp MountainNNE 12°484 m6.4 mi
DamphNNE 13°420 m12.8 mi
Eskaheen MountainNNE 26°418 m8.0 mi
Balix HillSSE 157°403 m14.1 mi
Owenreagh HillS 171°400 m13.2 mi
CrockglassNNE 31°397 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5518:43
June solstice04:5121:1222:13
September equinox07:1518:4319:31
December solstice08:5314:4916:03

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332373555

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