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Castleforbes

Castleforbes from directly overhead

Castleforbes is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Corn Hill stands 331 m to the east-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Barry's Well, a spring 1.9 miles away.

The story

house in Newtownforbes County Longford, Ireland

Wikidata Q136380029, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.77118, -7.85062

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • St. Barry's Well: 1.9 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 6.8 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 7.8 mi
  • Tobermurry: 8.0 mi
  • Toberpatrick: 9.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Corn Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Slieve Bawn: 9.7 mi
  • Lugganammer: 12.2 mi
  • Mullafoore: 12.9 mi
  • Arnaghan South: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 15
Parks: 14
  • Mill Race Park: 5.1 mi
  • Edgeworthstown Green: 11.0 mi
  • Corlona Bog: 14.9 mi
  • Green: 16.8 mi
  • Riverview park: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 11
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Rynn Beach: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Creamery Waterfall: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Rock of Curry: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Castleforbes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn HillENE 66°331.4 m6.1 mi
Slieve BawnWSW 248°315.6 m9.7 mi
CastlepolesNE 50°261 m16.4 mi
Bruse HillNE 51°260 m17.5 mi
LugganammerNNE 26°190 m12.2 mi
SheemoreNNW 336°178 m16.7 mi
ToomeENE 72°161 m15.7 mi
CorrNE 47°154 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5818:44
June solstice05:0121:0822:07
September equinox07:1718:4619:33
December solstice08:4815:0316:13

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1709768460

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