Loughermore
Loughermore rises to 396 m. Sawel stands 678 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballygroll Prehistoric Landscape, a historic site 3.7 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Loughermore (from Irish Luachair Mhór 'big rushy area') is a mountain in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the 847th highest mountain in Ireland and lies in a large uplands area known as the Loughermore Hills, which is bounded to the west and south by the Rivers Faughan and Foreglen and to the east, by the River Roe. There is also Loughermore forest. It is called Fairview by most of the local community.
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Wikidata Q6686202, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 396 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
- 9.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gortmore View Point · 14 mi
- viewpoint on Beach · 16 mi
- Magilligan Point View · 17 mi
- Harbour Hill · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballygroll Prehistoric Landscape: 3.7 mi
- South Base Tower: 4.9 mi
- Bovevagh Church: 5.0 mi
- Brackfield Bawn: 6.1 mi
- Beetling Mill: 6.3 mi
- Gortnessy Hill: 5.3 mi
- Mullaghmeash Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mullagh Hill: 6.1 mi
- Straid Hill: 7.4 mi
- Benbradagh: 8.7 mi
- Ness Country Park: 5.3 mi
- Pinewood Crescent Nature Park: 5.9 mi
- Cumber Forest Park: 6.2 mi
- Roemill Recreation Grounds: 6.4 mi
- Backburn Path: 7.0 mi
- The Ancient: 6.2 mi
- Fungi Ring: 6.3 mi
- Birds in Flight: 6.3 mi
- Amazing Space Peace Tree: 9.1 mi
- Mute Meadow: 9.2 mi
- Ebrington Parade Grounds: 9.1 mi
- Craft Village: 9.6 mi
- Sperrins landscape: 12.9 mi
- Downhill beach: 16.0 mi
- Burning of the Seven Gods: 16.3 mi
- Green Lane Museum: 6.2 mi
- Limavady Museum: 6.9 mi
- Foyle Valley Railway Museum: 9.5 mi
- Tower Museum: 9.5 mi
- Apprentice Boys of Derry: 9.7 mi
- Sweet Nellie's: 16.6 mi
- White Strand: 17.0 mi
- Castlerock Beach: 17.2 mi
- Brown Shore: 17.3 mi
- Millybay: 17.6 mi
- Castle Leisure Park: 7.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 10.0 mi
- Centennial Garden: 18.9 mi
- Hanover Gardens: 19.0 mi
- Largantogher Plantin Walled Garden: 19.1 mi
- St Lowry's Well: 10.3 mi
- Aidan's Well: 11.2 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 14.0 mi
- Source Of The Knockoneill River: 14.1 mi
- Skelp Well: 14.5 mi
- Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 4.6 mi
- Dungeon Waterfall: 7.3 mi
- Corbylin Waterfall: 11.7 mi
- Altkeeran Waterfall: 15.1 mi
- The 7 Arches Mousetrap Bridge Weir: 16.5 mi
- Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Cashel: 9.5 mi
- Ballyhacket View: 14.0 mi
- Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
- Quilley Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Goles Forest: 15.0 mi
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 20.3 mi
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 23.2 mi
- Legananam Pot: 10.3 mi
- Craig-na-Shoke: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Loughermore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawel | S 172° | 678 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mullaghclogha | S 190° | 635 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mullaghaneany | SSE 151° | 627 m | 12.2 mi |
| Meenard Mtn | SSE 155° | 620 m | 11.8 mi |
| Dart Mountain | S 177° | 619 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mullaghasturrakeen | SSW 192° | 581 m | 13.1 mi |
| Oughtmore | SSE 149° | 569 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mullaghdoo | S 187° | 568 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:53 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 21:10 | 22:12 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:52 | 14:48 | 16:02 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332373446
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