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Rockfleet Castle

Rockfleet Castle from directly overhead

Rockfleet Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Nephin stands 806 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Princess Grace Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland

Wikidata Q2160689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
18 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.89599, -9.62705

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Bengorm: 3.8 mi
  • Bengorm NW Top: 4.6 mi
  • Inishgort: 4.9 mi
  • Corranabinnia SW Top: 5.0 mi
  • Maumthomas SW Top: 5.1 mi
Springs: 34
Beaches: 26
  • Thornhill Strand: 7.7 mi
  • Thornhill Strand: 8.0 mi
  • White Strand: 8.2 mi
  • Bunnatruffa: 8.3 mi
  • Cooltraw Strand: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 12
  • Pirate Queen: 7.4 mi
  • Croagh Patrick Stables: 8.1 mi
  • Bunacurry Franciscan Monastery: 15.2 mi
  • The Celtic Furrow: 16.9 mi
  • Ballintubber Abbey: 17.0 mi
Parks: 7
  • Princess Grace Park: 3.1 mi
  • Canon Kileen Park: 3.4 mi
  • Clew Bay Park: 7.3 mi
  • Lough Lannagh Park: 13.0 mi
  • Mayo Peace Park: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Wild Willow Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Green Campus Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Hospital Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Kitchen Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Walled Garden: 24.5 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Head Woods: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Rockfleet Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NephinNE 52°806 m13.3 mi
Croagh PatrickS 188°764 m9.5 mi
Slieve CarrN 354°721 m12.0 mi
CorranabinniaNNW 339°716 m5.2 mi
BirreencorraghNE 43°698 m8.4 mi
Corranabinnia SW TopNNW 334°687 m5.0 mi
GlennamongN 349°628 m6.7 mi
Nephin BegN 359°627 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:0518:51
June solstice05:0721:1622:15
September equinox07:2418:5319:40
December solstice08:5615:0916:19

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/222689983

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