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Gunpowder Mills

Gunpowder Mills from directly overhead

Gunpowder Mills is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Mullaghanish stands 649 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballincollig Regional Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 13 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Ruined powder mills in Cork City, Ireland.

Wikidata Q4851721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates51.89403, -8.59222

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ballincollig Regional Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wood Entrance at Ann Road: 2.5 mi
  • Wood Walk Entrance: 2.8 mi
  • Lee Fields: 3.1 mi
  • Bishopscourt Green: 3.4 mi
Artworks: 55
Historic sites: 51
Attractions: 47
  • Fern Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Murphy's Farm: 2.5 mi
  • Stone of Eloquence: 2.6 mi
  • Guard Tower: 2.6 mi
  • The Rock Close: 2.6 mi
Springs
Peaks: 45
  • Grange Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Knockshanawee: 8.7 mi
  • Lyradane Mountain: 9.6 mi
  • Rock Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Bottle Hill: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 33
Gardens: 23
Museums: 20
Picnic sites: 7
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 3.3 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 3.7 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 9.5 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 12.7 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 12.8 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 14.0 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 20.8 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 10.6 mi
  • Power’s Bridge: 15.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghanishWNW649 m24.3 mi
MusheramoreWNW643 m18.4 mi
Mullaghanish Far North-East TopWNW559 m23.2 mi
MusherabegWNW499 m19.1 mi
Seefin East TopNW491 m16.4 mi
CurracahillWNW478 m24.6 mi
Cnoc na nUlánWNW462 m23.4 mi
Claragh MountainWNW452 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0318:47
June solstice05:1521:0321:58
September equinox07:2118:5119:35
December solstice08:4015:2316:26

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1428296522

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