Oranmore Castle
Oranmore Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Maghera stands 400 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Uarán Mór, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Oranmore Castle is a castle in Oranmore, County Galway, Ireland.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q4185854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 5 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 8 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 17 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Uarán Mór: 0.4 mi
- Rinville Castle: 1.7 mi
- Renville Hall: 1.9 mi
- Stafort House: 1.9 mi
- Roscam Folly: 2.1 mi
- Tobernasorney: 3.8 mi
- Saint Augustine's Well: 4.3 mi
- St. Sourneys Well: 5.0 mi
- Tober Suivne: 6.9 mi
- Tobermaconry (site of): 7.0 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 2.3 mi
- Abbey Hill: 10.0 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 10.6 mi
- Turlough Hill: 11.9 mi
- Slievecarran: 12.3 mi
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre: 3.7 mi
- City Walls: 4.8 mi
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 4.9 mi
- Spanish Arch: 4.9 mi
- Drumacoo Monastic Site: 5.0 mi
- The Green: 3.5 mi
- O'Sullivan Park: 3.7 mi
- Eyre Square: 4.7 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 4.8 mi
- The Plots: 4.9 mi
- Galway Racehorse: 3.2 mi
- Plaque bearing poem: 4.6 mi
- Bust of American President JFK: 4.7 mi
- Quincentennial Fountain: 4.7 mi
- Liam Mellowes: 4.7 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 3.4 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 4.1 mi
- Grattan Beach: 5.4 mi
- Trawclogh: 6.1 mi
- Ladies Beach: 6.2 mi
- Galway City Museum: 4.9 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 4.9 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 5.0 mi
- Zoology Museum: 5.2 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 5.3 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 5.8 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 12.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.6 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 16.7 mi
- Famine Garden: 20.1 mi
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 7.8 mi
- Oughtdarra: 21.9 mi
- Ailladie: 22.2 mi
- Ballyryan: 22.4 mi
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 9.5 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oranmore Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghera | SSE 156° | 400 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 133° | 358 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 292° | 346 m | 24.4 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SW 227° | 344 m | 18.8 mi |
| Slievecarran | SSW 194° | 326 m | 12.3 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 291° | 323 m | 24.9 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | SW 232° | 316 m | 15.4 mi |
| Doughbranneen | SW 235° | 314 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:10 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:51 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/597185082
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