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Nick Corish Monument

Nick Corish Monument from directly overhead

Nick Corish Monument is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Moats of Craan stands 657 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cahore Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Mr. Corish Thank you for teaching us how to swim For over 50 years

How to reach it

Coordinates52.57076, -6.20418

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
Artworks: 46
  • Rabbit: 6.3 mi
  • Meerkats: 6.3 mi
  • Face in Tree Trunk: 6.3 mi
  • Trolls: 6.4 mi
  • Bear at picnic table: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 19
Parks: 18
  • Peoples Park: 8.5 mi
  • Gorey Park: 8.5 mi
  • Abbey Graveyard: 15.8 mi
  • Saint Mary's Park: 15.9 mi
  • The Orchard Peace Park: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Cahore Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Glascarrig Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Newtown Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Donaghmore Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Roney Point Beach: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 13
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 2.4 mi
  • Buckroney Sand Dunes: 20.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Nick Corish Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moats of CraanW 279°656.5 m23.3 mi
Croghan KinsellaNNW 342°606 m16.3 mi
Black Rock MountainW 279°599.6 m22.2 mi
Croghan Kinsella East TopNNW 344°562.1 m16.4 mi
Ballycurragh HillNNW 336°536 m23.5 mi
Annagh HillNNW 331°454 m14.4 mi
Ballycumber HillNNW 330°452.5 m21.8 mi
GarryhoeNNW 329°450.7 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice05:0220:5621:53
September equinox07:1118:4119:26
December solstice08:3415:0816:13

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9310723780

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