Historic site · Ireland
Castleforbes
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
Historic sites
- First World War Memorial: 3.8 mi
- War of Independence Memorial: 3.8 mi
- 45th Lock Keeper's House: 3.9 mi
- Esker School: 6.0 mi
- Kilglass Church: 7.5 mi
Peaks
- Corn Hill: 6.1 mi
- Slieve Bawn: 9.7 mi
- Lugganammer: 12.2 mi
- Mullafoore: 12.9 mi
- Arnaghan South: 13.3 mi
Springs
- St. Barry's Well: 1.9 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 6.8 mi
- Tobermurry: 8.0 mi
- Toberpatrick: 9.4 mi
- Toberabrilloge: 9.5 mi
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
- Hidden Landscape: 3.1 mi
- Bottle Cap Mosaic: 15.5 mi
- Madonna and Child: 15.7 mi
- Street Art Tree: 19.3 mi
- Tonra Memorial: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 11
- Walled Garden: 8.3 mi
- Oldtown House Paddock: 8.3 mi
- Oldtown House Front Lawn: 8.4 mi
- Bush Hotel Garden: 15.6 mi
- Ballinagh Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 11
- Strokestown House Gardens: 10.1 mi
- Turlough O'Carolan Monument: 10.4 mi
- Corlea Trackway Interpretative Centre: 11.0 mi
- Moon River: 15.5 mi
- Craft Workshop: 15.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Cavan & Leitrim Railway: 6.7 mi
- Strokestown House: 10.1 mi
- The Rectory: 11.3 mi
- North Midland Transport Collection: 11.5 mi
- Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Kilglas: 7.8 mi
- Angling Visitor Conference Center: 21.8 mi
- Mullaghmeen Forest: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Native Woodland Trust: Farnaght Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Wildlife Area: 12.2 mi
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 20.0 miles of Castleforbes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | ENE 66° | 331 m | 6.1 mi |
| Slieve Bawn | WSW 248° | 316 m | 9.7 mi |
| Castlepoles | NE 50° | 261 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bruse Hill | NE 51° | 260 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lugganammer | NNE 26° | 190 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sheemore | NNW 336° | 178 m | 16.7 mi |
| Toome | ENE 72° | 161 m | 15.7 mi |
| Corr | NE 47° | 154 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 17:58 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 21:08 | 22:07 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:48 | 15:03 | 16:13 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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