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Buttevant Rail Disaster

Buttevant Rail Disaster from directly overhead

Buttevant Rail Disaster is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Seefin Mountain West Top stands 528 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is David Hurley, a historic site 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates52.23823, -8.68289

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • David Hurley: 0.6 mi
  • Charles Bunworth: 0.9 mi
  • Buttevant Castle (in Ruins): 0.9 mi
  • Templeconnell Castle: 1.4 mi
  • Velvetstown House: 1.8 mi
Springs
Peaks
  • Windmill Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Cashlaunowen: 4.2 mi
  • Caroline Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Carrigeen: 4.8 mi
  • Knocknatallig: 5.4 mi
Parks: 41
  • Doneraile Wildlife Park: 4.6 mi
  • Spa House Grounds: 7.2 mi
  • Tip O'Neill Park: 7.3 mi
  • Mallow Town Park: 7.4 mi
  • Mallow Castle Deerpark: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 28
Gardens: 12
  • Mallow Castle House: 7.4 mi
  • Carraig Mór: 9.8 mi
  • Glenville Park Walled Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Castle Gardens: 17.2 mi
  • Condon's Corner: 20.4 mi
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Glansheskin Forest Recreation Area: 19.3 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 22.0 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 22.1 mi
  • Life Space Park: 22.4 mi
  • Three Counties: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Power’s Bridge: 14.4 mi
  • Assaroula Waterfall: 20.2 mi
  • Ballard Waterfall: 21.3 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Buttevant Rail Disaster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Seefin Mountain West TopNE 53°528 m8.6 mi
Seefin Mountain East TopNE 55°510 m8.9 mi
Seefin South-East TopENE 58°504 m8.7 mi
Seefin East TopSSW 214°491 m17.5 mi
SlievereaghNE 50°464.5 m15.2 mi
Carron MountainNE 42°446.7 m6.7 mi
Mount HillarySW 217°444.1 m11.1 mi
Little CarronNE 47°440.2 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0318:47
June solstice05:1421:0522:01
September equinox07:2118:5119:36
December solstice08:4315:2116:24

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8807182772

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