Father Matthew

Father Matthew is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is W.H. Crawford, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 14 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
monument in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Dates from 1864.
Wikidata Q55027847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1884
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 20 mi
- Timoleague View · 22 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 26 mi
- Coast View · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- W.H. Crawford: 0.1 mi
- Lavitts Quay: 0.1 mi
- Cé Lavitt: 0.1 mi
- Mary Elmes (1908-2002): 0.1 mi
- John Francis Maguire M.P.: 0.1 mi
- Peace Park: 0.3 mi
- Bishop Lucey Park: 0.3 mi
- Bell's Field: 0.3 mi
- Elysian Japanese Gardens: 0.4 mi
- St Peter's Park: 0.4 mi
- Toberanogaunig: 4.5 mi
- Sunday Well: 4.8 mi
- Lady's Well: 5.3 mi
- Lady's Well: 6.0 mi
- St. Ann's Well: 6.0 mi
- The Echo Boy: 0.1 mi
- The Pana Shuffle: 0.2 mi
- Michael Collins: 0.2 mi
- Kingfisher: 0.2 mi
- Face Cup: 0.2 mi
- Huguenot Graveyard: 0.2 mi
- Saint Peter's: 0.4 mi
- Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral: 0.6 mi
- Rainbow Pride Walkway: 1.0 mi
- Murphy's Farm: 3.2 mi
- Grange Hill: 7.6 mi
- Bottle Hill: 11.0 mi
- Rock Hill: 11.6 mi
- Lyradane Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Devonshire's Hill: 11.7 mi
- Stone Beach: 4.5 mi
- Shell Beach: 8.9 mi
- Cuskinny: 9.3 mi
- 2018 Drought Shoreline end: 9.6 mi
- Glenmore Strand: 10.4 mi
- Cork Rooftop Farm: 0.2 mi
- Cork City Hall Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Chernobyl Remembrance Birch Grove: 0.3 mi
- Shandon Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Zen Garden: 1.1 mi
- The Butter Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Counting House: 0.4 mi
- Cork Folklore Project: 0.4 mi
- Nano Nagle Heritage Centre: 0.5 mi
- Collins Barracks Military Museum: 0.6 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 3.4 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 3.8 mi
- Rostellen Woods picnic area: 12.5 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 12.6 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 14.7 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 8.7 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 9.0 mi
- Lover's Leap: 17.4 mi
- Lover' Leap: 17.5 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 20.7 mi
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 7.8 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 16.3 mi
- Power’s Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Father Matthew. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musheramore | WNW 290° | 642.7 m | 23.0 mi |
| Musherabeg | WNW 287° | 498.8 m | 23.9 mi |
| Seefin East Top | WNW 295° | 491 m | 20.7 mi |
| Seefin | WNW 294° | 491 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Hillary | NW 313° | 444.1 m | 21.4 mi |
| Knockcraugh Hill | WNW 296° | 434 m | 19.2 mi |
| Burren | WNW 283° | 433 m | 19.0 mi |
| Knocknaskagh | N 6° | 426.5 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:02 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 21:03 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:23 | 16:25 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1813977958
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