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Knock Shrine

Knock Shrine from directly overhead

Knock Shrine is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Nephin stands 806 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Knock Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 24 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

site of apparition in in Mayo, Ireland

Dates from 1976.

Wikidata Q2364438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.79160, -8.91824

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
  • Tobercantagh: 3.5 mi
  • Sruffakilleen Well: 4.2 mi
  • Kilronan Well: 4.3 mi
  • Tobercoghlan: 5.2 mi
  • Tober Kevna: 5.6 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Slieve Carn: 6.9 mi
  • Crucspullagadaun: 10.1 mi
  • Slieve Dart: 12.1 mi
  • Mullaghanoe: 12.8 mi
  • Knockmannanan: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 10
Museums: 7
Parks: 7
  • McMahon Park: 6.3 mi
  • Ballyhaunis Park: 6.6 mi
  • The Friary: 6.7 mi
  • Swinford Amenity Park: 10.2 mi
  • Town Park: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Garden Rest Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Hospital Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Green Campus Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Walled garden: 23.4 mi
  • Grow It Yourself Ballina Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Knock Shrine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NephinNW 310°806 m23.9 mi
CloonacoolN 8°440 m23.3 mi
CroaghmoyleWNW 297°430 m20.7 mi
KnockasliggaunN 355°417 m20.4 mi
Largan HillN 358°413 m21.7 mi
BurrenWNW 301°396 m19.6 mi
FarbreigaNW 311°395 m18.6 mi
BohaunWSW 255°393 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0218:49
June solstice05:0521:1222:11
September equinox07:2218:5119:37
December solstice08:5215:0816:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/191789187

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