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Carlow County Museum

Carlow County Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ave Maria, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Carlow County Museum (Irish: Músaem Chontae Cheatharlach) is a museum documenting the history of County Carlow. Located on College Street in Carlow town, the building was originally the Presentation Convent; it also houses the County Library and Archives.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1973.

Wikidata Q19883392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.83633, -6.92819

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Hanover Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carlow Town Park: 0.4 mi
  • Heatherfield Court Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Burrin Manor green area: 1.0 mi
  • Killeshin Waterworks Amenity Park: 3.6 mi
Springs
Peaks
  • Clogrennan Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Gallows Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Turra Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Mullaghreelan: 7.3 mi
  • Jake's Hill: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 26
Museums: 20
Picnic sites: 8
  • Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
  • Moore Abbey Wood: 20.9 mi
  • Emo Court picnic area: 21.9 mi
  • Castle View: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • North Prison: 21.1 mi
  • South Prison: 21.3 mi
  • Goat Bench: 21.5 mi
  • Great Gully Ridge: 22.7 mi
  • Abseil: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Rock of Foyle: 11.8 mi
  • Poulaphuca Waterfall: 24.1 mi
  • Carrawaystick Waterfall: 24.3 mi
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Newpark Marsh Park: 17.8 mi
  • Thomastown Quarry: 22.7 mi
  • Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Carlow County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterSSE 158°794.4 m16.3 mi
Moats of CraanSSE 154°656.5 m16.6 mi
Keadeen MountainENE 61°653 m16.5 mi
Black Rock MountainSSE 151°599.6 m17.3 mi
Carrig MountainENE 64°571 m16.3 mi
KnockroeSSE 161°538.77 m17.8 mi
SlievereaghENE 64°527 m17.7 mi
SlievebawnSSE 160°524.8 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5518:40
June solstice05:0321:0021:57
September equinox07:1418:4319:29
December solstice08:3915:0816:14

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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