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National Monument

National Monument is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cork War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 13 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Monument in Cork, County Cork, Ireland.

Wikidata Q55027852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates51.89609, -8.47458

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Peace Park: 0.0 mi
  • Bishop Lucey Park: 0.1 mi
  • Saint John's Graveyard: 0.3 mi
  • St Peter's Park: 0.3 mi
  • Deerpark: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 53
Artworks: 53
Springs
Attractions: 43
Peaks: 35
  • Grange Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Bottle Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Rock Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Lyradane Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • Devonshire's Hill: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 29
Gardens: 21
Museums: 18
Picnic sites: 9
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 3.5 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 3.8 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 12.2 mi
  • Rostellen Woods picnic area: 12.6 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 8.6 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Power’s Bridge: 13.9 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 15.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MusheramoreWNW643 m22.9 mi
MusherabegWNW499 m23.8 mi
Seefin East TopWNW491 m20.6 mi
Mount HillaryNW444 m21.5 mi
Knockcraugh HillWNW434 m19.2 mi
BurrenWNW433 m18.9 mi
KnocknaskaghN427 m14.7 mi
SeefinN424 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0218:47
June solstice05:1521:0321:58
September equinox07:2018:5019:35
December solstice08:4015:2316:25

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3095363854

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