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Carlow Military Museum

Carlow Military Museum, a museum in Ireland
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Carlow Military Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Delta Sensory Gardens, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

The story

County Carlow Military Museum (Irish: Iarsmalinn Mhíleata Chontae Cheatharlach) is a museum dedicated to the military history of County Carlow and its people. It is located in the former church on the grounds of St. Dympna's Hospital in Carlow town.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1995.

Wikidata Q22032065, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
John Murphy

How to reach it

Coordinates52.84345, -6.92866

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Heatherfield Court Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Carlow Town Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hanover Park: 0.7 mi
  • Burrin Manor green area: 1.4 mi
  • Killeshin Waterworks Amenity Park: 3.5 mi
Artworks
Springs
Peaks
  • Clogrennan Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Gallows Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Turra Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Mullaghreelan: 6.8 mi
  • Jake's Hill: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 36
Gardens: 25
Museums: 18
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
  • Moore Abbey Wood: 20.4 mi
  • Emo Court picnic area: 21.4 mi
  • Carrick Woods: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • North Prison: 20.9 mi
  • South Prison: 21.2 mi
  • Goat Bench: 21.3 mi
  • Great Gully Ridge: 22.5 mi
  • Abseil: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Rock of Foyle: 11.9 mi
  • Poulaphuca Waterfall: 23.7 mi
  • Carrawaystick Waterfall: 24.1 mi
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Newpark Marsh Park: 18.2 mi
  • Thomastown Quarry: 23.2 mi
  • Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterSSE 158°794.4 m16.8 mi
Moats of CraanSSE 155°656.5 m17.1 mi
Keadeen MountainENE 63°653 m16.3 mi
Black Rock MountainSSE 152°599.6 m17.7 mi
Carrig MountainENE 66°571 m16.1 mi
SlievereaghENE 65°527 m17.5 mi
SlievebawnSSE 161°524.8 m15.0 mi
CroaghaunSSE 152°455.5 m14.1 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/148601872

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