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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 Patrick Burns, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 13 miles off. 46 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

Historic sites
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
Springs
Artworks: 56
Attractions: 48
  • 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
Peaks: 46
  • 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
MullaghanishWNW 285°649 m24.3 mi
MusheramoreWNW 297°642.7 m18.4 mi
Mullaghanish Far North-East TopWNW 287°558.5 m23.2 mi
MusherabegWNW 293°498.8 m19.1 mi
Seefin East TopNW 304°491 m16.4 mi
SeefinWNW 303°491 m17.2 mi
CurracahillWNW 293°478 m24.6 mi
Cnoc na nUlánWNW 283°462 m23.4 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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