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The Crescent

The Crescent from directly overhead

The Crescent is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Slieve Gullion stands 573 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Court House, a historic site 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates54.11967, -6.74746

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Mindszenty Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kiltybane Lake Amenity Area: 4.8 mi
  • Lough Ross Amenity Area: 5.2 mi
  • Ballybay Town Park: 6.1 mi
  • Keady Glen: 9.4 mi
Peaks
  • Dairy Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Corderryduff: 2.1 mi
  • Drumavaddy: 2.6 mi
  • Fincarn Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Tullyard Hill: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 53
Springs: 39
Attractions: 38
Gardens: 12
  • The Holistic Gardens: 12.4 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Walled Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Secret Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Tullyvin Walled Garden: 16.5 mi
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 7
  • Iron Hawk Area: 17.7 mi
  • Goin Back Area: 17.7 mi
  • No Alibi Area: 17.7 mi
  • Sullivan's Travel Area: 17.7 mi
  • Heather Blazing Area: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Castleshane Waterfall: 9.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of The Crescent. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve GullionE 89°573 m12.7 mi
CarrigatukeNE 35°365 m9.3 mi
Mullyash MountainNE 39°317 m5.0 mi
TievecromESE 103°316.7 m12.9 mi
CroslieveESE 101°308 m11.5 mi
Taghart SouthSSW 206°290 m13.1 mi
Fincarn HillS 176°283 m3.4 mi
DrumavaddyS 171°278 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:5318:40
June solstice04:5421:0522:05
September equinox07:1318:4219:28
December solstice08:4514:5616:06

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11493933268

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