Historic site · Ireland
Tuskar Rock Air Disaster
Tuskar Rock Air Disaster is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Carrickbyrne Hill stands 286 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sensory Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Erected In Memory of //The 61 victims who died in the //Aer Lingus Viscount "St. Phelim" //Disaster off Tuskar Rock //On the 24th March 1968. //30th Anniversary.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.24877, -6.33193
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Windmill: 0.8 mi
- Greenore Watch House: 0.9 mi
- Greenore Point Signal Staff: 0.9 mi
- Ballyconnor Castle: 1.6 mi
- Hilltown House: 2.3 mi
Springs
- Saint Helen's Well: 1.4 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 2.5 mi
- Saint Margaret's Well: 3.3 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.4 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 42
- Stella Maris Statue: 0.3 mi
- Shasta Daisy: 2.8 mi
- Our Lady of Welcome: 3.4 mi
- Marian Statue: 3.9 mi
- William Lamport: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 27
- Carne Beach: 3.5 mi
- Rosslare Strand Beach: 3.7 mi
- Churchtown Beach / The Sandy Gripe: 3.9 mi
- Nethertown Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hole of the Forlorn: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 22
- Shernock Hill/Knocks Hill: 2.9 mi
- The Chour / The Hill of the Chour: 5.2 mi
- Carrickadee: 10.8 mi
- Forth Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Skeater Rock: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 19
- Tacumshane Windmill: 4.8 mi
- Johnstown Castle Visitor Centre: 7.8 mi
- Three Sisters River Cruises: 8.3 mi
- Wexford Wildfowl Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Wex Walks: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 12
- Sensory Garden: 0.2 mi
- Village Garden: 3.5 mi
- St. Anne's Grotto: 7.2 mi
- Italian Sunken Garden: 7.9 mi
- The Old Melon Garden: 8.1 mi
Parks: 11
- Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- The Rocks: 7.6 mi
- Republican Garden of Rememberance: 8.6 mi
- Redmond Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
- The Irish National Heritage Park: 10.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Rosslare Harbour Maritime Heritage Centre: 0.8 mi
- St Awaries Cottage: 3.4 mi
- Irish Agricultural Museum: 7.9 mi
- Westgate Heritage Centre: 8.6 mi
- National 1798 Centre: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Carricjmore Cliff: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tuskar Rock Air Disaster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrickbyrne Hill | WNW 294° | 286.1 m | 20.8 mi |
| Carrigroe Hill | N 354° | 284 m | 23.6 mi |
| Forth Mountain | WNW 296° | 237 m | 10.8 mi |
| Camaross Hill | WNW 301° | 183 m | 18.1 mi |
| Oulart Hill | N 351° | 180 m | 18.7 mi |
| Carrickmastia Hill | WNW 303° | 166 m | 21.0 mi |
| Boley Hill | N 358° | 163 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bree Hill | NW 317° | 155 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:53 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:56 | 21:51 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:33 | 15:11 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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