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French Landing 1798

French Landing 1798 from directly overhead

French Landing 1798 is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Nephin stands 806 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tonnta na Blianta, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.0 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

Humbert landing in 1798

How to reach it

Coordinates54.27434, -9.20935

Overlooks nearby

158 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 50
  • Castlelacken: 2.3 mi
  • Rathlacken Court Cairn: 3.1 mi
  • Creevagh Signal Tower: 3.4 mi
  • Cross Fort: 5.5 mi
  • Mullafarry Old Church: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 44
Springs: 21
  • St Cummins Well: 0.2 mi
  • Tobercashleen: 5.5 mi
  • Tobercarney: 5.8 mi
  • Tobernasool: 6.9 mi
  • Bride's Well: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 14
Beaches: 7
Parks: 3
  • The Inter Communication Park: 3.9 mi
  • Castle Fields: 6.4 mi
  • Easkey Abbey: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Grow It Yourself Ballina Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Walled Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Kitchen Garden: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Pollatarrive: 5.2 mi
  • Blowhole: 9.3 mi
Museums: 2
  • The Jackie Clarke Collection: 11.3 mi
  • Michael Davitt Museum: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Templeboy Picnic Area: 16.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of French Landing 1798. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NephinSSW 200°806 m19.2 mi
Slieve CarrSW 232°721 m23.1 mi
BirreencorraghSSW 210°698 m22.9 mi
Nephin BegSW 225°627 m23.9 mi
Birreencorragh South TopSSW 208°564 m24.0 mi
Birreencorragh West TopSSW 211°551 m23.3 mi
KnockalongyESE 107°544 m19.0 mi
Knockalongy North-East TopESE 105°541 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0318:50
June solstice05:0321:1622:16
September equinox07:2318:5119:38
December solstice08:5615:0416:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4666029924

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