Highest ground in LOI?

[Martinho II]

After being in St Colmans Park last night is this the highest ground in the league of ireland as the hills around the ground are quite steep! Can anyone confirm this for me pls?

[Fivesilver]

Used to be the Showgrounds when Ming was in regular attendance.

[Martinho II]

Used to be the Showgrounds when Ming was in regular attendance.
heh heh!:D meant highest ground in league of ireland above sea level. Cobhs ground is quite high above the harbour the only other ground I can think of is the Brandywell. But someone in the club bar in Cobh said that Salthill devons ground is quite high as well. Considering I have never seen a thread on this before I thought it was a reasonable opportunity to ask that question!

[avvenalaf]

Probably Tallaght. They're all living in cuckoo land out there.

[Longfordian]

Heard Limerick are planning a friendly on the International Space Station.

[historynut]

Re alltidude Finn Park Ballebofey

[SkStu]

Richmond Park, obviously.

(someone had to)

[Dunny]

Ah Stu, that's too obvious for you mate.

[nigel-harps1954]

I wouldn't think it's Finn Park. Drom, Salthill Devon is well up in the hills. I'd say it's probably highest up.

[Longfordian]

I wouldn't think it's Finn Park. Drom, Salthill Devon is well up in the hills. I'd say it's probably highest up.

That would be my guess too. I played there many moons ago, it's really high up on a hill in the middle of nowhere and the wind would go through you.

[nigel-harps1954]

A bit of research tells me that Drom is 70 metres up in altitude. Finn Park is only 17 metres.

St Colmans Park is 76.20 metres.

Wexford Youths are next highest on 50.61 metres.

Longford Town, 49.24 metres.

Athlone Town, 41.60 metres.

Drogheda, Hunky Dory Park is 36.65 metres.


All from this website: http://www.altitude-maps.com/

[adamd164]

The walk up to Coleman's Park from Cobh village is torture.

[Comic Book Guy]

A bit of research tells me that Drom is 70 metres up in altitude. Finn Park is only 17 metres.

St Colmans Park is 76.20 metres.

Wexford Youths are next highest on 50.61 metres.

Longford Town, 49.24 metres.

Athlone Town, 41.60 metres.

Drogheda, Hunky Dory Park is 36.65 metres.


All from this website: http://www.altitude-maps.com/

Funny thing about Cobh is that the rugby pitch is even higher around 90 metres. Tough climb if you're not used to it.

[horton]

Going by that website Nigel, the cemetery side of the Brandywell pitch is roughly 3 metres higher than the Lecky Road side. I know our pitch ain't flat, but surely it's not that bad?

[El-Pietro]

Going by that website Nigel, the cemetery side of the Brandywell pitch is roughly 3 metres higher than the Lecky Road side. I know our pitch ain't flat, but surely it's not that bad?

Theres a two metre difference between the two corners at the home end as far as I know. So I wouldn't be surprised to hear there was an area with a 3m difference

[nigel-harps1954]

In fairness horton, I'd well believe it. Heard stories of just how bad the slant is from different players before.

[Martinho II]

The walk up to Coleman's Park from Cobh village is torture.
agree with you adamd164 thats why I set a thread up! I am very surprised the Brandywell is not in the top five. what height is it nigel do you know? Cobh I was not too surprised at all! Salthill was surprised but suppose the savage breeze up there always gives the game away!

[Martinho II]

just typed in the Brandywell into that website and it is coming up as 125.66m!so it must win hands down!

[nigel-harps1954]

just typed in the Brandywell into that website and it is coming up as 125.66m!so it must win hands down!

Hah, try zooming in and zoning over the pitch. 6.86 metres.

[DannyInvincible]

agree with you adamd164 thats why I set a thread up! I am very surprised the Brandywell is not in the top five. what height is it nigel do you know? Cobh I was not too surprised at all! Salthill was surprised but suppose the savage breeze up there always gives the game away!

What gives you the impression the Brandywell is so high? It's not too much higher than the level of the Foyle - which must be fairly close to sea level - at the edge of the low-lying Bogside. Creggan and the city cemetery overlooking the stadium are at much higher elevations, as is the land directly across the river on the Waterside. To give an idea, you can see the stadium with the river in the top right-hand-side of the background here:

http://www.dundalkfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brandywell-View.jpg

[DannyInvincible]

Going by that website Nigel, the cemetery side of the Brandywell pitch is roughly 3 metres higher than the Lecky Road side. I know our pitch ain't flat, but surely it's not that bad?

Have heard this before as well. It does seem a significant elevation but considering the pitch would be around 102 metres in length with this alleged elevation of 3 metres from one end to the other, I don't think the angle of elevation, even with the pitch rising by 3 metres over its entire length, would necessarily be as perceptible to the human eye as you might think. How does one work out the angle of elevation here?:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/poguemahone85/brand_zpsfe975e45.png

Pythagoras' theorum? Surely that hasn't actually come in for possible real-world use for the first time since my maths GCSE over a decade ago?! (Help!) :p

[dcfc_1928]

I heard from someone who worked on the construction of the Southend Park stand - that there was a 6 foot drop from one end of the stand to the other.

[BonnieShels]

I remember reading before that the Centre of the pitch at Croker is a metre higher than the four corners for drainage.

[BonnieShels]

Have heard this before as well. It does seem a significant elevation but considering the pitch would be around 102 metres in length with this alleged elevation of 3 metres from one end to the other, I don't think the angle of elevation, even with the pitch rising by 3 metres over its entire length, would necessarily be as perceptible to the human eye as you might think. How does one work out the angle of elevation here?:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc12/poguemahone85/brand_zpsfe975e45.png

Pythagoras' theorum? Surely that hasn't actually come in for possible real-world use for the first time since my maths GCSE over a decade ago?! (Help!) :p

Trig. Get out yer log books.

It's about an angle of 1.4-1.5 degrees.

[pineapple stu]

Silly Old Harry
Caught A Herring
Trawling Off America

I think?

[DannyInvincible]

Trig. Get out yer log books.

It's about an angle of 1.4-1.5 degrees.

I should probably get out my old spelling books too after misspelling "elevation" like that in the diagram! :(

[BonnieShels]

I should probably get out my old spelling books too after misspelling "elevation" like that in the diagram! :(

I depressingly enjoyed messing about with tan. For a change.

FYI It's 1.43°. God bless excel.

[nigel-harps1954]

Supposedly, taking a corner from the bottom side of the pitch, beside the away supporters, standing upright, you are looking directly at the bottom of the corner flag at the other corner of the field, or something to that effect.


I'd well believe it's a good bit above sea level too. The Foyle itself is still pretty high up in Derry. For instance, travelling from Muff to Derry, you can see most of the city up on top of a hill, the Brandywell itself being on the side of the hill essentially. I'd well believe that it's fairly high up.

[DannyInvincible]

Supposedly, taking a corner from the bottom side of the pitch, beside the away supporters, standing upright, you are looking directly at the bottom of the corner flag at the other corner of the field, or something to that effect.


I'd well believe it's a good bit above sea level too. The Foyle itself is still pretty high up in Derry. For instance, travelling from Muff to Derry, you can see most of the city up on top of a hill, the Brandywell itself being on the side of the hill essentially. I'd well believe that it's fairly high up.

The City of Derry airport is at an altitude of 7 metres, but then that's a bit outside the city as well. According to this (http://population.mongabay.com/population/united-kingdom/2643736/derry), the average elevation of the city itself is 24 metres. Not sure how reliable that site would be, mind.

This amused me:


Alternative Names
Alternative names for Derry, United Kingdom include: Derri,Derry,Derry / Londonderry,Derry City,Dhoire,Doire,Doire Choluim Chille,Ker Dherow,LDY,Londonderry,dry,rondonderi,Дерри,דרי,ロン ドンデリー

"Ker Dherow" appears to be a specific name for the city in Polish. Never heard of that one before.

And "rondonderi"? That must be how the local Asian community refer to the city then...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uq2KcmM6MLM/TH5IMJn69RI/AAAAAAAAB8A/r-AiaCsTRKM/s1600/633507747147468646-raff-out-roud.jpg

[A face]

silly old harry
caught a herring
trawling off america

i think?

sohcahtoa ... Wft?