Historic site · Ireland
Maxwell Simpson plaque
Maxwell Simpson plaque is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hammonds Marsh, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 13 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- MAXWELL SIMPSON 1815-1892 Prof. of chemistry Queens College (now U.C.C.). First chemist to synthetise succinic acid. He live here 1870-1892.
How to reach it
Coordinates51.89741, -8.48363
- 13.4 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 19 mi
- Timoleague View · 22 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 26 mi
- Coast View · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- St Peter's Park: 0.2 mi
- Bishop Lucey Park: 0.3 mi
- President's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Peace Park: 0.4 mi
- Fitzgerald's Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 53
- Cork City Murals: 0.2 mi
- UCC Geology Garden: 0.2 mi
- What is home?: 0.3 mi
- St Vincent de Paul: 0.3 mi
- Michael Collins Statue: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Hammonds Marsh: 0.1 mi
- North Mall Distillery: 0.2 mi
- Boer War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- 1902 Donovans Bridge: 0.3 mi
- 1902 Droichead Doonabháin: 0.3 mi
Springs
- Toberanogaunig: 3.9 mi
- Sunday Well: 4.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 5.4 mi
- St. Ann's Well: 5.6 mi
- Sunday's Well: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 43
- Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral: 0.3 mi
- Saint Peter's: 0.3 mi
- Huguenot Graveyard: 0.4 mi
- Rainbow Pride Walkway: 0.4 mi
- Murphy's Farm: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 35
- Grange Hill: 7.0 mi
- Bottle Hill: 11.0 mi
- Rock Hill: 11.4 mi
- Lyradane Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Devonshire's Hill: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 29
- Stone Beach: 3.9 mi
- 2018 Drought Shoreline end: 9.1 mi
- Shell Beach: 9.3 mi
- Cuskinny: 9.7 mi
- Glenmore Strand: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 21
- Chernobyl Remembrance Birch Grove: 0.3 mi
- Cork Rooftop Farm: 0.4 mi
- Shandon Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Zen Garden: 0.5 mi
- Cork City Hall Gardens: 0.8 mi
Museums: 18
- The Counting House: 0.3 mi
- Glucksman Gallery: 0.3 mi
- The Butter Museum: 0.5 mi
- Cork Public Museum: 0.5 mi
- Nano Nagle Heritage Centre: 0.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 3.2 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 3.5 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 12.1 mi
- Rostellen Woods picnic area: 13.0 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 9.0 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Lover's Leap: 17.4 mi
- Lover' Leap: 17.4 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 7.6 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Power’s Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maxwell Simpson plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musheramore | WNW 291° | 643 m | 22.5 mi |
| Musherabeg | WNW 288° | 499 m | 23.4 mi |
| Seefin East Top | WNW 296° | 491 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Hillary | NW 314° | 444 m | 21.1 mi |
| Knockcraugh Hill | WNW 297° | 434 m | 18.8 mi |
| Burren | WNW 283° | 433 m | 18.5 mi |
| Knocknaskagh | N 8° | 427 m | 14.6 mi |
| Seefin | N 2° | 424 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:02 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 21:03 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:23 | 16:25 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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