Knockalongy
Knockalongy rises to 544 m. Truskmore stands 647 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Knockalongy North-East Top, a peak 0.6 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Knockalongy (from Irish Cnoc na Loinge, meaning 'hill of the encampment') is a 544-metre (1,785 ft) Marilyn in County Sligo, Ireland. It is the highest of the Ox Mountains. The nearest village is Skreen. There are many megalithic tombs on the plain between Knockalongy and Sligo Bay to the north. There are also two small lakes at the foot of the mountain—Lough Aghree and Lough Minnaun.
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Wikidata Q6422817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 544 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Yeats Memorial Building · 13 mi
- View of boats on the river Moy · 16 mi
- Blowhole · 25 mi
- Blowhole Viewing Stand · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Knockalongy North-East Top: 0.6 mi
- Knockalongy South-West Top: 0.6 mi
- Eamonn's Top: 1.5 mi
- Annatoran: 2.6 mi
- Cloonagh: 2.8 mi
- Grange Medieval Church: 3.8 mi
- Lady Margaret's Tower: 4.3 mi
- Church: 4.3 mi
- Boat House: 4.8 mi
- Templeboy Church: 4.8 mi
- St. Adamhan's Holy Well: 3.5 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 4.3 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 5.6 mi
- Toberaraght: 9.8 mi
- Lady Well: 10.1 mi
- Super: 8.2 mi
- Split Rock: 8.7 mi
- Knocknarea: 8.7 mi
- Sligo Abbey: 12.9 mi
- Model Niland Gallery: 13.0 mi
- Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore: 12.5 mi
- Suppose an Outcrop: 12.9 mi
- Salmon of Knowledge: 13.4 mi
- grotto: 13.8 mi
- Statue: 14.1 mi
- Easkey Abbey: 10.3 mi
- Fairgreen: 10.9 mi
- Mitchell Curley Park: 11.5 mi
- Seaview Park: 11.6 mi
- Peace Park: 12.6 mi
- Dunmoran Strand: 5.0 mi
- Aughris Beach: 5.1 mi
- Culleenamore: 7.6 mi
- Rosses Point Beach: 10.9 mi
- Ardtermon Strand: 10.9 mi
- Sligo Abbey: 12.8 mi
- Spanish Armada Interpretive Centre: 16.6 mi
- The Jackie Clarke Collection: 16.8 mi
- Michael Davitt Museum: 24.1 mi
- Connaght Rangers: 24.1 mi
- Grow It Yourself Ballina Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 16.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 24.2 mi
- Garden Rest Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Doneen West: 19.2 mi
- Carrane Hill: 21.5 mi
- Pollatarrive: 23.9 mi
- Templeboy Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Hazelwood: 14.2 mi
- The Devil's Chimney: 18.2 mi
- Glencar Waterfall: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Knockalongy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truskmore | NE 51° | 647 m | 20.0 mi |
| Truskmore SE Cairn | NE 52° | 631 m | 20.1 mi |
| Tievebaun | NE 49° | 611 m | 21.5 mi |
| Annacoona Top | NE 49° | 597 m | 18.1 mi |
| Knockalongy North-East Top | NE 51° | 541 m | 0.6 mi |
| Benbulbin | NE 44° | 526 m | 16.5 mi |
| Knockalongy South-West Top | WSW 237° | 521 m | 0.6 mi |
| Benwiskin | NE 45° | 514 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:01 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 21:13 | 22:13 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:54 | 15:03 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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