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O'Connell Column

O'Connell Column is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Moylussa stands 532 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sisters Of Mercy, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 11 miles off.

The story

Monument in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland.

Wikidata Q55027770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.84438, -8.98255

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Doora Church (ruins): 1.0 mi
  • Alice and Gwendoline Cave: 2.1 mi
  • G.A.A. Commemorative Stone: 2.1 mi
  • Irish Famine Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Clare Castle: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 56
Springs
Parks: 36
  • St Peter and Paul Park: 0.3 mi
  • Garden of Rememberance: 0.4 mi
  • Kincora Park: 0.6 mi
  • Claureen Community Orchard: 0.9 mi
  • People's Park: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 10
Beaches: 5
  • Lahinch Beach: 16.8 mi
  • White Sands: 17.4 mi
  • Yurty's Couch: 21.0 mi
  • Trawee: 21.9 mi
  • Fanore Beach: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Post Office Field: 0.2 mi
  • Coonagh Nature: 17.5 mi
  • The Pollagh Trail: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cloonmacken Lake Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of O'Connell Column. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MoylussaE532 m19.2 mi
CragnamurraghE526 m18.1 mi
Glennagalliagh MountainE446 m18.5 mi
Ballykildea MountainE412 m20.2 mi
MagheraNE400 m13.9 mi
Cappaghabaun MountainENE395 m20.8 mi
SlievecallanW391 m12.0 mi
ScalpENE380 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0318:49
June solstice05:1121:0922:05
September equinox07:2218:5219:37
December solstice08:4715:1716:22

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/864066902

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