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Nowen Hill

Nowen Hill, a peak in Ireland
Nowen Hill, a peak in IrelandJane Carver · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nowen Hill rises to 535 m. Knockboy stands 706 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Nowen Hill SW Top, a peak 1.0 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 7.2 miles off.

The story

Nowen Hill (Irish: Cnoc na nAbhann, meaning 'hill of the rivers') is a 535-metre (1,755 ft) tall hill in County Cork, Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q15262691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
535.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates51.72248, -9.24426

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Nowen Hill SW Top: 1.0 mi
  • Pookeen North Top: 1.2 mi
  • Maughanaclea Hills E Top: 1.8 mi
  • Maughanaclea Hills W Top: 2.3 mi
  • Milane Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Snave Strand: 9.0 mi
  • Bathing Cove: 11.9 mi
  • White Steps: 12.2 mi
  • Skuses Strand: 12.3 mi
  • Trá na Bharaille: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 48
Springs: 45
  • Tobar na Súile: 3.7 mi
  • Saint Bartholomew's Well: 6.7 mi
  • Tobermurry: 6.8 mi
  • Lady's Well: 11.1 mi
  • Tobar an Mhinistir: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 23
Parks: 19
  • Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 8.8 mi
  • River Island Park: 9.4 mi
  • Coolngrane Park: 11.0 mi
  • Rossa Park: 11.7 mi
  • The Rock: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 17
Museums: 14
Gardens: 12
Nature reserves: 8
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 10.4 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 12.0 mi
  • Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 14.0 mi
  • The Warren Dunes: 14.5 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Dromanassig Waterfall: 15.0 mi
  • Fall Down: 15.5 mi
  • Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 18.5 mi
  • Torc Waterfall: 22.4 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kilmurry Woods: 17.3 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 17.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Nowen Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnockboyWNW 303°706 m10.2 mi
An CaincínNW 311°692.8 m10.8 mi
Knockboy North TopNW 304°649 m10.4 mi
CarranNNW 329°604 m10.8 mi
Carran South TopNNW 328°567 m10.3 mi
Conigar SW TopNW 320°566 m8.0 mi
ConigarNW 325°566 m8.2 mi
Carran Far NE TopNNW 335°561 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0518:50
June solstice05:1921:0522:00
September equinox07:2318:5419:38
December solstice08:4215:2716:29

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332372887

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