Holywell Hill
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
- 2.9 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 4.8 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- Manorcunningham view · 9 mi
- Ballymastocker Strand · 15 mi
- Mamore Gap · 17 mi
- Gap of Mamore Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Minky Hill: 0.6 mi
- Killea Hill: 0.7 mi
- Ardnamoyle: 1.3 mi
- Bogay Hill: 2.0 mi
- Greenan Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Free Derry Corner: 2.8 mi
- H-Block Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Seán Ó Cianáin: 2.9 mi
- Bloody Sunday Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Walker's Plinth: 2.9 mi
- 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
- Butterfly: 2.7 mi
- Squirrel: 2.8 mi
- Badger: 2.8 mi
- Fox: 2.9 mi
- Hedgehog: 2.9 mi
- Millybay: 5.8 mi
- Brown Shore: 6.6 mi
- Mullanadee Shore: 7.0 mi
- Carricknaha: 7.2 mi
- Back Bay: 7.5 mi
- Craft Village: 3.0 mi
- Ebrington Parade Grounds: 3.5 mi
- Abercorn Factory: 12.0 mi
- Gray Printer: 12.3 mi
- Dry Arch Monument: 12.4 mi
- Museum of Free Derry: 2.9 mi
- Apprentice Boys of Derry: 3.0 mi
- Tower Museum: 3.1 mi
- Foyle Valley Railway Museum: 3.1 mi
- Donegal County Museum: 13.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 13.9 mi
- Cashel: 21.4 mi
- Ballyhacket View: 23.9 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 10.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 10.8 mi
- Castle Leisure Park: 19.6 mi
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 9.0 mi
- Goles Forest: 23.5 mi
- Legananam Pot: 22.9 mi
- Craig-na-Shoke: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Holywell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Snaght | N 10° | 615 m | 13.9 mi |
| Slieve Main | N 8° | 514 m | 13.1 mi |
| Wee Slieve Snaght | N 10° | 500 m | 14.4 mi |
| Scalp Mountain | NNE 12° | 484 m | 6.4 mi |
| Damph | NNE 13° | 420 m | 12.8 mi |
| Eskaheen Mountain | NNE 26° | 418 m | 8.0 mi |
| Balix Hill | SSE 157° | 403 m | 14.1 mi |
| Owenreagh Hill | S 171° | 400 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:55 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:12 | 22:13 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:53 | 14:49 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332373555
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