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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. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

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
Peaks: 59
  • 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
Attractions: 48
Springs: 38
  • 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: 10
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 25 miles of Nowen Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnockboyWNW706 m10.2 mi
An CaincínNW693 m10.8 mi
Knockboy North TopNW649 m10.4 mi
CarranNNW604 m10.8 mi
Carran South TopNNW567 m10.3 mi
Conigar SW TopNW566 m8.0 mi
ConigarNW566 m8.2 mi
Carran Far NE TopNNW561 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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