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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

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: 50
Springs
Parks: 43
  • 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: 24
Gardens: 13
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
MoylussaSE532 m12.4 mi
CragnamurraghSE526 m12.2 mi
TountinnaESE457 m16.1 mi
Glennagalliagh MountainSE446 m12.9 mi
Ballykildea MountainSE412 m14.0 mi
Cappaghabaun MountainE395 m8.1 mi
ScalpE380 m9.8 mi
Cappaghabaun Mountain EastE378 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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