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Roche's Hill

Roche's Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Roche's Hill rises to 389 m. Knockmealdown stands 792 m to the south-southwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Knockshane, a peak 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
389 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.25115, -7.90191

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Springs
  • Tobernacally: 1.9 mi
  • Poulatar: 2.0 mi
  • Tobererohan: 2.4 mi
  • Crough Well: 4.0 mi
  • Spa Well: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 30
Parks: 25
  • Mill Wheel Park: 7.5 mi
  • Canal View Park: 7.5 mi
  • Lismore Townpark: 8.0 mi
  • Inch Field: 8.5 mi
  • Denis Burke Park: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 10
  • Lismore Castle Formal Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Castle Garden: 7.8 mi
  • north walled garden: 8.4 mi
  • Gairdín Gharraí na Leadhb: 10.8 mi
  • Condon's Corner: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Stradbally Cove: 20.7 mi
  • Whiting Bay: 21.4 mi
  • Caliso Bay: 21.8 mi
  • Goat Island beach: 22.0 mi
  • Ballydowane Cove: 22.7 mi
Museums: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Prison Waterfall: 11.7 mi
  • Ballard Waterfall: 11.9 mi
  • Mahon Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Assaroula Waterfall: 16.3 mi
  • Power’s Bridge: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mocollop Picnic Site: 10.7 mi
  • Life Space Park: 14.7 mi
  • Glansheskin Forest Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Kildanogue wildfowl sanctuary and nature reserve: 0.9 mi
  • Garden of Renewal: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Roche's Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnockmealdownSSW 200°792.4 m1.7 mi
KnockmoylanSSW 210°767.1 m1.2 mi
KnocknafalliaSE 143°666.5 m2.7 mi
Sugarloaf HillW 259°662.7 m1.7 mi
KnocknagnauvSSE 152°655.1 m1.8 mi
KnockshanahullionW 265°653.3 m4.2 mi
LaghtshanaquillaNW 321°629.4 m11.3 mi
KnocknaloughaWSW 259°629 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0018:44
June solstice05:1121:0221:58
September equinox07:1818:4819:33
December solstice08:3915:1716:21

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12663524497

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