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Clare Museum

Clare Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Moylussa stands 532 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Celtic Rest, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 11 miles off.

The story

Clare Museum (Irish: Músaem an Chláir) is an archaeology and history museum that tells the story of County Clare. The museum is housed in the former Sisters of Mercy Convent in the centre of Ennis.

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Dates from 2000.

Wikidata Q19847611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.84419, -8.98156

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
Attractions: 59
Parks: 39
  • St Peter and Paul Park: 0.3 mi
  • Garden of Rememberance: 0.4 mi
  • Kincora Park: 0.5 mi
  • Claureen Community Orchard: 1.0 mi
  • People's Park: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 25
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Lahinch Beach: 16.8 mi
  • White Sands: 17.4 mi
  • Yurty's Couch: 21.0 mi
  • Trawee: 22.0 mi
  • Fanore Beach: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Post Office Field: 0.2 mi
  • Coonagh Nature: 17.5 mi
  • The Pollagh Trail: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cloonmacken Lake Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Clare Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MoylussaE 92°531.6 m19.2 mi
CragnamurraghE 94°526 m18.0 mi
Glennagalliagh MountainE 96°446 m18.5 mi
Ballykildea MountainE 96°412 m20.1 mi
MagheraNE 52°400 m13.9 mi
Cappaghabaun MountainENE 66°395 m20.8 mi
SlievecallanW 269°391 m12.1 mi
ScalpENE 63°380 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0318:49
June solstice05:1121:0922:05
September equinox07:2218:5219:37
December solstice08:4715:1716:22

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/219888667

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