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Cork 800 Memorial

Cork 800 Memorial from directly overhead

Cork 800 Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cork City Hall Gardens, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 13 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in County Cork, Munster Province, Ireland

Wikidata Q36647, matched on coordinates and name (595 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
This stone was erected to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the grant of a charter to Cork City, 1185-1985. It was unveiled on 1 January 1985 by the President of Ireland Dr Patrick J. Hillery

How to reach it

Coordinates51.89685, -8.46605

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Elysian Japanese Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Shalom Park: 0.2 mi
  • Saint John's Graveyard: 0.3 mi
  • Peace Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bishop Lucey Park: 0.4 mi
Springs
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 44
Peaks: 35
  • Grange Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Bottle Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Devonshire's Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Rock Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Lyradane Mountain: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 30
Gardens: 21
Museums: 18
Picnic sites: 9
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 3.7 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 4.1 mi
  • Rostellen Woods picnic area: 12.3 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 12.5 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 8.4 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Power’s Bridge: 13.8 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 15.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cork 800 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MusheramoreWNW 290°642.7 m23.3 mi
MusherabegWNW 288°498.8 m24.1 mi
Seefin East TopWNW 295°491 m20.9 mi
SeefinWNW 295°491 m21.9 mi
Mount HillaryNW 313°444.1 m21.7 mi
Knockcraugh HillWNW 296°434 m19.5 mi
BurrenWNW 283°433 m19.3 mi
KnocknaskaghN 5°426.5 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0218:47
June solstice05:1521:0321:58
September equinox07:2018:5019:35
December solstice08:4015:2316:25

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6113389965

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