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Allihies Copper Mine Museum

Allihies Copper Mine Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Hungry Hill stands 682 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearhaven Copper Mines, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.

The story

The Allihies Copper Mine Museum (ACMM) is a museum dedicated to the history of copper mining in the Allihies area in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the Wild Atlantic Way.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2007.

Wikidata Q21161270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates51.63899, -10.04550

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Bearhaven Copper Mines: 0.6 mi
  • Old Mine Shaft: 0.6 mi
  • Old Mine Shaft: 0.6 mi
  • Old Mine Shaft: 0.7 mi
  • Main Engine House: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 49
Beaches: 35
  • Ballydonegan Strand: 0.7 mi
  • Cahermore 1st pebbled beach: 2.5 mi
  • Cahermore 2nd pebbled beach: 2.6 mi
  • Garnish Strand: 4.1 mi
  • Tranaduileasg: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 26
Artworks: 18
Springs: 9
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 5
  • Páirc Náisiúnta Stairiúil Dhoire Fhíonáin / Derrynane National Historic Park: 9.3 mi
  • Habitat of Derreenies: 14.5 mi
  • Puffin Island Nature Reserve: 20.7 mi
  • Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 22.0 mi
  • Sceilig Bheag Nature Reserve: 22.1 mi
Museums: 4
  • Skellig Experience Centre: 22.1 mi
  • Bryce House: 22.6 mi
  • Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 23.5 mi
  • Valentia Island Lighthouse: 23.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • The Wild Garden: 15.1 mi
  • South Square Park: 15.1 mi
  • North Square Park: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Mare's Tail Waterfall: 12.2 mi
  • Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Allihies Copper Mine Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hungry HillENE 73°682 m11.3 mi
MaulinENE 65°621 m8.7 mi
LackabaneENE 60°603 m11.7 mi
EskatarriffENE 59°600.5 m10.8 mi
CoomacloghaneNE 54°599 m11.1 mi
Tooth MountainNE 55°592 m11.7 mi
KnocknagreeENE 66°586 m9.5 mi
Maulin North TopENE 62°579 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:0918:53
June solstice05:2321:0822:03
September equinox07:2718:5719:41
December solstice08:4515:3116:33

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/559984164

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