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Rappa Castle

Rappa Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Nephin stands 806 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Deel Castle, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

Rappa Castle is a ruined castle located in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7294299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates54.14150, -9.24927

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 58
  • Deel Castle: 2.1 mi
  • Keel Castle: 2.3 mi
  • Ballinteean Castle: 3.0 mi
  • Mullafarry Old Church: 3.3 mi
  • Humbert Monument: 4.2 mi
Springs: 30
Attractions: 13
Parks: 9
  • The Inter Communication Park: 5.4 mi
  • Castle Fields: 8.3 mi
  • Easkey Abbey: 15.4 mi
  • Swinford Amenity Park: 18.5 mi
  • Town Park: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Walled Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Grow It Yourself Ballina Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Kitchen Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Hospital Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Green Campus Garden: 20.3 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Enniscrone Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Aughris Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Dunmoran Strand: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Pollatarrive: 12.4 mi
  • Blowhole: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Templeboy Picnic Area: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NephinSSW 209°806 m10.1 mi
Slieve CarrWSW 253°721 m17.3 mi
CorranabinniaSW 235°716 m21.0 mi
BirreencorraghSW 222°698 m14.5 mi
Corranabinnia SW TopSW 235°687 m21.5 mi
GlennamongWSW 238°628 m19.6 mi
Nephin BegWSW 244°627 m17.2 mi
BuckooghSW 222°588 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0318:50
June solstice05:0421:1522:15
September equinox07:2318:5219:38
December solstice08:5615:0516:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1286859038

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