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Heritage Centre

Heritage Centre from directly overhead

Heritage Centre is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Knocknaskagh stands 427 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Comóradh 1798, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 14 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

heritage centre, railway museum in County Cork, Ireland

Dates from 1993.

Wikidata Q5138876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates51.84888, -8.29907

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Comóradh 1798: 0.0 mi
  • The Deepwater Quay: 0.0 mi
  • Scots Church: 0.0 mi
  • Carrig House: 0.0 mi
  • Lusitania Peace Memorial: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • John F. Kennedy Park: 0.2 mi
  • Haulbowline Island Amenity Park: 0.6 mi
  • Marmullane Park: 2.6 mi
  • Harper's Island Wetlands: 4.1 mi
  • Castle Lake Walk: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 59
Springs: 51
Attractions: 45
Beaches: 32
  • Shell Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Cuskinny: 1.6 mi
  • Glenmore Strand: 2.7 mi
  • Ballybrassil Beach: 3.0 mi
  • mens pool: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 22
Peaks: 19
  • Devonshire's Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Grange Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Knockrush: 15.2 mi
  • Salt Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Knockaroura: 17.1 mi
Museums: 17
Picnic sites: 8
  • Rostellen Woods picnic area: 4.6 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 11.5 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 11.9 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 16.7 mi
  • Ballinadee Millenium Project: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
  • Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 2.5 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Power’s Bridge: 18.0 mi
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnocknaskaghNNW 342°426.5 m18.7 mi
SeefinNNW 337°424 m18.8 mi
CorranNNW 335°407.5 m20.2 mi
Knocknaskagh North TopNNW 342°406.3 m19.4 mi
KnockwateareNNW 340°363 m19.5 mi
Bottle HillNW 321°286 m17.8 mi
KnockarouraN 351°234 m17.1 mi
Rock HillNW 313°231 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0118:46
June solstice05:1521:0221:57
September equinox07:2018:5019:34
December solstice08:3915:2216:25

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/654043442

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