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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 Buttevant Castle (in Ruins), a historic site 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates52.23823, -8.68289

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Windmill Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Cashlaunowen: 4.2 mi
  • Caroline Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Carrigeen: 4.8 mi
  • Knocknatallig: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • Buttevant Castle (in Ruins): 0.9 mi
  • Templeconnell Castle: 1.4 mi
  • Velvetstown House: 1.8 mi
  • Bawn of Kilmaclenine: 2.9 mi
  • Kilmaclenine Castle: 2.9 mi
Springs
Parks: 40
  • 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: 27
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
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
Cliffs: 4
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 TopNE528 m8.6 mi
Seefin Mountain East TopNE510 m8.9 mi
Seefin South-East TopENE504 m8.7 mi
Seefin East TopSSW491 m17.5 mi
SlievereaghNE465 m15.2 mi
Carron MountainNE447 m6.7 mi
Mount HillarySW444 m11.1 mi
Little CarronNE440 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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