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Railway from directly overhead

Railway is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lusitania Model, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.5 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

courtmacsherry light railway 1891-1962

How to reach it

Coordinates51.63493, -8.72114

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Old Weighbridge: 0.5 mi
  • War Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • The Octagon: 1.4 mi
  • Ardacrow House: 1.6 mi
  • Pat Keoghane Statue: 1.8 mi
Beaches
Parks
  • The Village Park: 3.1 mi
  • Dunworly Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Parking 5cars: 5.7 mi
  • Croppy Park: 7.0 mi
  • Richmount Court: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 50
  • Knockrush: 9.2 mi
  • Corran Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Green Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Carrigfadda: 16.0 mi
  • Clearagh Hill: 16.1 mi
Springs: 49
Artworks: 49
  • St Patrick: 2.0 mi
  • St. Molaga's Sheef: 2.0 mi
  • Henry Ford Model T: 6.3 mi
  • Billy the Blacksmith: 9.2 mi
  • Statue of a Warrior: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Lusitania Model: 0.2 mi
  • Anchor from Cardiff Hall Ship: 0.3 mi
  • Rail Signal: 1.7 mi
  • Timoleague Abbey: 1.9 mi
  • HDS walk Coolim Cliffs: 2.2 mi
Museums: 22
Cliffs: 20
Gardens: 18
Nature reserves: 7
  • Long Strand Dunes: 11.8 mi
  • The Warren Dunes: 13.6 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 13.7 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 21.1 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 6.6 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 9.2 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 16.1 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 21.8 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 20.9 mi
  • Fall Down: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Railway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreWNW 296°545.6 m24.2 mi
Nowen HillWNW 285°535.2 m23.2 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopWNW 284°509 m23.9 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopWNW 288°470 m24.7 mi
Shehy More SW TopWNW 294°446 m24.7 mi
BurrenNNW 341°433 m23.8 mi
Milane HillWNW 282°354.4 m21.1 mi
CoolsnaghtigWNW 292°347.9 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0318:48
June solstice05:1721:0321:57
September equinox07:2118:5219:36
December solstice08:4015:2616:28

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9562715023

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