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Fire hose monument

Fire hose monument from directly overhead

Fire hose monument is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cork 800 Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 13 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
In commemoration of the burning of Cork on the 11th-12th December 1920

How to reach it

Coordinates51.89625, -8.46566

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
  • Kennedy Park: 0.4 mi
Springs
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 44
Peaks: 35
  • Grange Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Bottle Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Devonshire's Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Rock Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Lyradane Mountain: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 30
Gardens: 21
Museums: 18
Picnic sites: 9
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 3.8 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 4.1 mi
  • Rostellen Woods picnic area: 12.2 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 12.5 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 8.3 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Power’s Bridge: 13.9 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 15.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MusheramoreWNW 291°642.7 m23.3 mi
MusherabegWNW 288°498.8 m24.2 mi
Seefin East TopWNW 296°491 m21.0 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/8630217404

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