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Betelgeuse Incident

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Betelgeuse Incident from directly overhead

Betelgeuse Incident is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Knockboy stands 706 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Gun Battery, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

marine disaster involving the explosion of French oil tanker Betelgeuse

Wikidata Q110264484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates51.68725, -9.53194

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Gun Battery: 0.6 mi
  • Gun Battery: 2.0 mi
  • WW1 US naval airbase: 2.3 mi
  • Gun Battery: 2.5 mi
  • Bantry House West Stable: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Beaches
  • Snave Strand: 4.6 mi
  • Ahakista Strand (Kitchen Cove): 7.6 mi
  • Trá na hAidhleann: 10.8 mi
  • Traighín na mBó: 13.0 mi
  • An Cúl Tráígh: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 44
Springs: 27
Cliffs: 24
Artworks: 21
Parks: 13
  • Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 4.5 mi
  • Reenagross Park: 13.2 mi
  • Cumann na mBan Park: 13.6 mi
  • Rossa Park: 14.5 mi
  • Coolngrane Park: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 12
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 9.4 mi
  • Mare's Tail Waterfall: 10.4 mi
  • Dromanassig Waterfall: 11.6 mi
  • Fall Down: 18.4 mi
  • Torc Waterfall: 21.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Bridge: 13.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Betelgeuse Incident. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnockboyNNE 25°706 m8.8 mi
KnockowenWNW 293°658 m9.0 mi
Knockboy North TopNNE 24°649 m9.1 mi
CoomnadihaNW 318°644 m8.8 mi
CahaNW 316°610 m7.9 mi
Eagles NestNW 314°602.6 m8.1 mi
CushnaficullaWNW 298°594 m8.4 mi
Caha SE TopNW 315°585 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:0718:51
June solstice05:2021:0622:01
September equinox07:2518:5519:39
December solstice08:4315:2916:31

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/734878410

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