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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. 36 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

Historic sites
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
Springs
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 44
Peaks: 36
  • 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
MusheramoreWNW 291°642.7 m22.9 mi
MusherabegWNW 288°498.8 m23.8 mi
Seefin East TopWNW 296°491 m20.6 mi
SeefinWNW 295°491 m21.5 mi
Mount HillaryNW 314°444.1 m21.5 mi
Knockcraugh HillWNW 297°434 m19.2 mi
BurrenWNW 283°433 m18.9 mi
KnocknaskaghN 7°426.5 m14.7 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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