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Maghera

Maghera, a peak in Ireland
Maghera, a peak in Irelandcolm · CC BY-SA 2.0

Maghera rises to 400 m. Moylussa stands 532 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobergrania Holy Well, a spring 2.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 15 miles off.

The story

The Maghera transmission site is situated on a 400 metre (1000 foot) hill (Irish: Cnoc an Ois) located at Killanena in the east of County Clare, Ireland. It is home to one of 2RN's network of radio and television transmitters.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6730401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
400 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.96852, -8.71881

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • Knocklawrence: 3.7 mi
  • Summor Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Kinnageeragh: 6.8 mi
  • Kilnoe Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Knocknarebana: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 53
Parks: 46
  • Raeglas: 5.3 mi
  • Deer Park: 5.4 mi
  • Cannons field: 7.5 mi
  • Canon Quinn Park: 7.9 mi
  • Tuamgraney Famine Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 25
Gardens: 15
Beaches: 5
Nature reserves: 4
  • Post Office Field: 14.1 mi
  • The Pollagh Trail: 17.7 mi
  • Blessed Well: 18.0 mi
  • Coonagh Nature: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cloonmacken Lake Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Maghera. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MoylussaSE 139°531.6 m12.4 mi
CragnamurraghSE 145°526 m12.2 mi
TountinnaESE 122°457 m16.1 mi
Glennagalliagh MountainSE 145°446 m12.9 mi
Ballykildea MountainSE 140°412 m14.0 mi
Cappaghabaun MountainE 91°395 m8.1 mi
ScalpE 79°380 m9.8 mi
Cappaghabaun Mountain EastE 85°378 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0218:48
June solstice05:1021:0822:05
September equinox07:2118:5119:36
December solstice08:4715:1416:21

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332373443

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