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Kilmichael Ambush Site

Kilmichael Ambush Site is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Mullaghanish stands 649 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Garden, a garden 2.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 15 miles off.

The story

Monument in Haremount, County Cork, Ireland.

Dates from 1966.

Wikidata Q55045810, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates51.81244, -9.05664

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carrigarierk: 3.8 mi
  • Mullaghmearogafin: 4.8 mi
  • Mount Gunnery: 5.4 mi
  • Mount Prospect: 5.6 mi
  • Clearagh Hill: 5.7 mi
Beaches
Historic sites: 59
Attractions: 57
  • Funmanway Adventure Land: 5.2 mi
  • Bealick Mill: 8.0 mi
  • Kilcoleman Fishery: 9.7 mi
  • Saint Finbar's Well: 11.4 mi
  • Clonakilty Blackpudding Visitor Centre: 14.8 mi
Springs
Parks: 35
  • River Island Park: 3.6 mi
  • Áth Leacaigh: 10.6 mi
  • Gearagh Park: 11.1 mi
  • Coachford Greenway (Entrance): 13.0 mi
  • Allen Square: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 30
  • Bronze Age Girl: 6.7 mi
  • Sam Maguire: 6.7 mi
  • Molly the Púca: 7.5 mi
  • Jumping Cat: 7.6 mi
  • Tiny Feet Zoo / Farm: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 22
  • Clonavrick Cliff: 10.6 mi
  • Caoinkeen: 16.1 mi
  • Interesting Cliffs Ring: 17.8 mi
  • Faill na Seabhach: 18.4 mi
  • Faill na Briste: 19.2 mi
Museums: 18
  • Independence Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 12.9 mi
  • West Cork Heritage Centre: 14.4 mi
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Michael Collins Centre: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 5.0 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 6.2 mi
  • The Warren Dunes: 17.1 mi
  • Long Strand Dunes: 18.1 mi
  • Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Kilmurry Woods: 7.4 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 17.0 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 19.7 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 23.3 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 12.4 mi
  • Dromanassig Waterfall: 20.1 mi
  • Fall Down: 22.9 mi
  • Torc Waterfall: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Kilmichael Ambush Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghanishNNW649 m12.3 mi
CarranWNW604 m14.0 mi
Carran South TopW567 m13.7 mi
ConigarW566 m12.7 mi
Conigar SW TopW566 m13.1 mi
Carran Far NE TopWNW561 m13.4 mi
Mullaghanish Far North-East TopN559 m12.4 mi
Carran NE TopWNW555 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0518:49
June solstice05:1821:0522:00
September equinox07:2318:5319:37
December solstice08:4215:2616:28

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8174174209

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