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Wheel of Fortune - Water Pump

Wheel of Fortune - Water Pump from directly overhead

Wheel of Fortune - Water Pump is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside amenity area, a park 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.4 miles off.

What to expect

Step-free access
No

How to reach it

Coordinates51.62152, -8.88920

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Beaches
  • Inchydoney Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Stoney Beach Ring: 2.5 mi
  • Cave Tunnel: 3.4 mi
  • Carraig na gCapall: 4.0 mi
  • Red Strand: 5.4 mi
Peaks
  • Corran Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Carrigfadda: 8.9 mi
  • Big Height: 11.5 mi
  • Poll na Slinne: 11.5 mi
  • Big Bank: 11.6 mi
Springs: 39
Attractions: 37
Parks: 24
  • Riverside amenity area: 0.1 mi
  • Emmet Place: 0.1 mi
  • Croppy Park: 0.3 mi
  • Parking 5cars: 3.0 mi
  • Gearagh Park: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
Artworks: 15
  • Henry Ford Model T: 3.7 mi
  • St Patrick: 5.5 mi
  • St. Molaga's Sheef: 5.5 mi
  • Molly the Púca: 8.4 mi
  • Sam Maguire: 11.9 mi
Museums: 10
  • Michael Collins House Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Michael Collins Centre: 3.3 mi
  • Cottage Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 7.1 mi
  • West Cork Heritage Centre: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Long Strand Dunes: 5.5 mi
  • The Warren Dunes: 6.7 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 8.9 mi
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 12.8 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 13.7 mi
  • Kilmurry Woods: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Fall Down: 17.0 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Wheel of Fortune - Water Pump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shehy MoreNW546 m18.5 mi
Nowen HillWNW535 m16.7 mi
Nowen Hill SW TopWNW509 m17.3 mi
Mullach MéiseWNW494 m19.2 mi
Douce MountainNW476 m20.5 mi
Doughill MountainNW471 m21.7 mi
Maughanaclea Hills E TopWNW470 m18.4 mi
Maughanaclea Hills W TopWNW452 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0418:48
June solstice05:1821:0321:58
September equinox07:2218:5219:36
December solstice08:4015:2616:28

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/748550915

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