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Michael Collins Statue

Michael Collins Statue from directly overhead

Michael Collins Statue is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloch na gCoillte, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.6 miles off.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Michael Collins 1890-1922

How to reach it

Coordinates51.62245, -8.89152

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Beaches
  • Inchydoney Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Stoney Beach Ring: 2.7 mi
  • Cave Tunnel: 3.5 mi
  • Carraig na gCapall: 4.2 mi
  • Red Strand: 5.4 mi
Peaks
  • Corran Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Carrigfadda: 8.8 mi
  • Big Height: 11.4 mi
  • Poll na Slinne: 11.4 mi
  • Big Bank: 11.6 mi
Springs: 51
Attractions: 39
Parks: 24
  • Emmet Place: 0.0 mi
  • Riverside amenity area: 0.1 mi
  • Croppy Park: 0.4 mi
  • Parking 5cars: 3.1 mi
  • Gearagh Park: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
Artworks: 15
  • Henry Ford Model T: 3.6 mi
  • St Patrick: 5.5 mi
  • St. Molaga's Sheef: 5.6 mi
  • Molly the Púca: 8.3 mi
  • Sam Maguire: 11.7 mi
Museums: 10
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Michael Collins Centre: 3.3 mi
  • Cottage Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 7.0 mi
  • West Cork Heritage Centre: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Long Strand Dunes: 5.5 mi
  • The Warren Dunes: 6.7 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 8.8 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 12.9 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 13.8 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Down: 16.9 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Michael Collins Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreNW 308°545.6 m18.4 mi
Nowen HillWNW 295°535.2 m16.6 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopWNW 292°509 m17.1 mi
Mullach MéiseWNW 288°494.3 m19.1 mi
Douce MountainNW 307°476 m20.3 mi
Doughill MountainNW 308°471 m21.5 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopWNW 297°470 m18.2 mi
Maughanaclea Hills W TopWNW 295°452 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0418:48
June solstice05:1821:0321:58
September equinox07:2218:5219:36
December solstice08:4015:2616:28

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/746358820

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