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Cavan County Museum

Cavan County Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Aghalion Hill stands 249 m to the southeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Scouts wind vane, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Cavan County Museum (Irish: Músaem Chontae an Chabháin) is a museum dedicated to the history of County Cavan. The museum is housed in the former Convent of St Clare in Ballyjamesduff.

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Dates from 1996.

Wikidata Q22031805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Cavan County Council

How to reach it

Coordinates53.86697, -7.20073

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Kilmore: 0.2 mi
  • Carn: 0.8 mi
  • Frael: 1.1 mi
  • Gallonnambraher: 1.2 mi
  • Lackenmore: 1.6 mi
Springs
  • Toberpatrick: 2.6 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 4.2 mi
  • Toberpatrick: 4.5 mi
  • Toberpatrick: 4.5 mi
  • Tober Altan: 5.2 mi
Parks: 55
  • Nuns' Walk: 0.1 mi
  • Percy French Park: 0.5 mi
  • Crover Boat Quay: 4.6 mi
  • Virginia lakeshore: 5.4 mi
  • Lavey Strand: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 40
  • Our World: 0.0 mi
  • Virgin Mary: 0.1 mi
  • Walk the Walk: 0.1 mi
  • Percy French: 0.4 mi
  • Virgin Mary: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Rectory Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Virginia Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Loughcrew Gardens: 9.5 mi
  • Ballinagh Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Fairgreen Community Garden: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 18
Museums: 9
  • The GPO Exhibition: 0.0 mi
  • The Bailieborough Bridewell: 10.0 mi
  • Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Belturbet Heritage Railway Station Museum: 18.7 mi
  • The Rectory: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Rock of Curry: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Creamery Waterfall: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Annagh Lough Beach: 15.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Cavan County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aghalion HillSE 130°249 m2.0 mi
CarnSSE 147°237 m0.8 mi
DrumnaveaghNNE 13°218 m4.8 mi
GreaghnafarnaNE 34°216 m5.4 mi
Moher NorthN 2°215 m4.0 mi
DerryhumNE 48°215 m5.3 mi
PollamaladyE 84°213 m2.0 mi
AghaloughanENE 75°205 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5518:42
June solstice04:5821:0622:05
September equinox07:1518:4419:30
December solstice08:4615:0016:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/330086123

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