Historic site · Ireland
Number 1 Gun Battery
Number 1 Gun Battery is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Slieve Bawn stands 316 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jadotville - A Company 35 Infantry Battalion, a historic site 0.4 miles away. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- permit
How to reach it
Coordinates53.42930, -7.95348
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 58
- Jadotville - A Company 35 Infantry Battalion: 0.4 mi
- Athlone Castle: 0.6 mi
- IRA memorial: 0.7 mi
- 1916 Centenery Commemoration: 0.7 mi
- Garrycastle: 2.5 mi
Springs
- St. Bridget's Well: 3.8 mi
- Lady Well: 4.0 mi
- St Brigid's Well: 4.2 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 5.6 mi
- Bride's Well: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 41
- Bust of Count John McCormack: 0.6 mi
- River Shannon: 0.7 mi
- Count John McCormack: 0.8 mi
- Tired Pilgrim: 7.3 mi
- Grainne Og: 9.1 mi
Peaks: 32
- Sheep Hill: 8.4 mi
- Endrim Hill: 9.8 mi
- Moate Hill: 9.9 mi
- Fair Hill: 10.1 mi
- Split Hill: 10.5 mi
Parks: 21
- Burgess Park: 1.0 mi
- Ballinahown Playground and Park: 6.9 mi
- Tuar Ard Public Park: 9.7 mi
- Patrick Kelly Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- Ferbane Bog Boardwalk: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 17
- Shannonbridge Fort: 11.1 mi
- Ballylin Bog Boardwalk: 11.6 mi
- St. Manchans Shrine: 11.8 mi
- Gallen: 12.6 mi
- Corlea Trackway Interpretative Centre: 13.4 mi
Museums: 14
- Athlone Music Museum: 0.8 mi
- Clonmacnoise: 7.3 mi
- Dún na Sí Heritage Centre: 9.0 mi
- Dún na Sí: 9.0 mi
- Lemanaghan National School: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 10
- Oliver Donoghue's Yard since 1992: 3.7 mi
- School Garden: 7.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 19.1 mi
- Kilcormac Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Oldtown House Paddock: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Angling Visitor Conference Center: 16.0 mi
- Harbour Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Ardan Wood: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Number 1 Gun Battery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Bawn | NNW 347° | 316 m | 20.6 mi |
| Hill of Uisneach | ENE 75° | 236 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Mary | WNW 298° | 164 m | 20.4 mi |
| Lackan Hill | ESE 106° | 135 m | 24.6 mi |
| Redmond Hill | SSW 209° | 129 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | SSW 205° | 62 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:59 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 21:07 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:46 | 15:07 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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