Peak · Ireland
Turners Rock
Turners Rock rises to 420 m. Knockboy stands 706 m to the east-northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ewe Experience, a garden 0.7 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 2.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 420 m
How to reach it
Coordinates51.78419, -9.57983
- 2.8 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 6.8 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Lady Bantry's Lookout · 2 mi
- Derrycreha Layby · 4 mi
- The Priests Leap · 5 mi
- Ardnatrush View · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Esk Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Baurearagh Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Barraboy Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Barraboy Mountain SE Top: 1.9 mi
- Killane Mountain: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Cromwell's Bridge: 2.7 mi
- Famine Ruin: 4.3 mi
- The Priests Leap: 4.7 mi
- Famine House: 5.7 mi
- The Three Musicians: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 49
- The Blue Pool: 2.8 mi
- Gleninchaquin Park: 3.5 mi
- Garnish Island: 3.7 mi
- Old Stone Cottages: 3.9 mi
- Crannog: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 43
- Snave Strand: 6.5 mi
- Coss Strand: 7.0 mi
- Ahakista Strand (Kitchen Cove): 13.0 mi
- Trawnablaha: 14.0 mi
- McRose Beach: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 26
- The Druid: 1.4 mi
- Nest of Lace: 6.2 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 10.6 mi
- Brushwood Gallery: 12.7 mi
- Steve Casey Memorial: 14.1 mi
Springs: 21
- Tobernawahnee: 4.1 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 6.7 mi
- Tobermurry: 8.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 8.8 mi
- Saint Bartholomew's Well: 8.9 mi
Parks: 14
- Reenagross Park: 6.4 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 6.7 mi
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 6.8 mi
- South Square Park: 14.1 mi
- The Wild Garden: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 11
- The Ewe Experience: 0.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 3.6 mi
- Derreen Gardens: 8.8 mi
- Heron Garden: 12.7 mi
- Sally Garden: 14.2 mi
Museums: 8
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 1.4 mi
- Bryce House: 3.6 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 4.1 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 5.9 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 5.8 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 8.7 mi
- Arboretum: 16.2 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 3.5 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Droppa: 5.1 mi
- Caoinkeen: 6.9 mi
- Faill a' Tónacáin: 24.0 mi
- Faill Dic: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Turners Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockboy | ENE 78° | 706 m | 6.0 mi |
| An Caincín | ENE 65° | 693 m | 6.8 mi |
| Knockboy North Top | ENE 74° | 649 m | 5.9 mi |
| Coomnadiha | W 267° | 644 m | 3.9 mi |
| Knocknamanagh | NE 52° | 637 m | 6.2 mi |
| Caha | WSW 253° | 610 m | 3.6 mi |
| Eagles Nest | WSW 254° | 603 m | 3.9 mi |
| Cushnaficulla | WSW 243° | 594 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:07 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 21:07 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 15:28 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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