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Cork City Gaol

Cork City Gaol, a museum in Ireland
Cork City Gaol, a museum in Irelandpsyberartist · CC BY 2.0
Cork City Gaol, a museum in Ireland
psyberartist · CC BY 2.0
Cork City Gaol, a museum in Ireland
psyberartist · CC BY 2.0
Cork City Gaol, a museum in Ireland
psyberartist · CC BY 2.0
Cork City Gaol, a museum in Ireland
Ian Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cork City Gaol, a museum in Ireland
Richard Fensome · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Cork City Gaol is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Musheramore stands 643 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fitzgerald's Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 13 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Cork City Gaol is a former prison, now a museum, located in Cork City, Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q17984458, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates51.89940, -8.49921

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fitzgerald's Park: 0.3 mi
  • President's Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Gerry O'Sullivan Park: 0.6 mi
  • St Peter's Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lee Fields: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
  • 136: 0.4 mi
  • Cumann Uinsinn Naofa: 0.4 mi
  • Gaol Cross: 0.4 mi
  • John Joe Kavanagh: 0.5 mi
  • IRA Volunteers Memorial: 0.5 mi
Springs
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 44
Peaks: 35
  • Grange Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Bottle Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Lyradane Mountain: 10.9 mi
  • Rock Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Devonshire's Hill: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 30
Gardens: 21
Museums: 17
Picnic sites: 9
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 2.7 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 2.9 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 11.7 mi
  • Rostellen Woods picnic area: 13.7 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 9.6 mi
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 10.2 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Power’s Bridge: 13.9 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 14.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cork City Gaol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MusheramoreWNW 291°642.7 m21.9 mi
MusherabegWNW 288°498.8 m22.7 mi
Seefin East TopWNW 297°491 m19.6 mi
SeefinWNW 296°491 m20.5 mi
Mount HillaryNW 315°444.1 m20.6 mi
Knockcraugh HillWNW 298°434 m18.1 mi
BurrenWNW 284°433 m17.9 mi
KnocknaskaghN 11°426.5 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0218:47
June solstice05:1521:0321:58
September equinox07:2018:5119:35
December solstice08:4015:2316:25

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/66829104

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