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Hunt Museum

Hunt Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Keeper Hill stands 692 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Market, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

The story

The Hunt Museum (Irish: Iarsmalann Hunt) is a museum located in the Custom House in the city of Limerick, Ireland. It holds a personal collection donated by the Hunt family, it was originally situated in the University of Limerick, before being moved to its present location in Limerick's Georgian custom house in 1997. Among the museum's collection are works by notable artists and designers such as Pablo Picasso, Jack B. Yeats, and Sybil Connolly as well as distinctive historical items such as the O'Dea Mitre and Crozier.

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Dates from 1978.

Wikidata Q2659085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates52.66630, -8.62440

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
  • St. Patrick's Well: 1.0 mi
  • Mary Magdalene's Well: 2.4 mi
  • Toberpatrick: 3.0 mi
  • Saint John's Well: 4.4 mi
  • St James's Well: 4.6 mi
Peaks
  • Woodcock Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Skool Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Knockanuarha: 8.2 mi
  • Knocksize: 9.2 mi
  • Tory Hill: 9.5 mi
Parks: 47
  • Bank Place Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Arthur's Quay Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hyde Road Park: 0.6 mi
  • People's Park: 0.6 mi
  • Shelbourne Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 34
Artworks: 25
Gardens: 14
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 4
  • Coonagh Nature: 3.1 mi
  • The Pollagh Trail: 10.3 mi
  • Post Office Field: 19.5 mi
  • Blessed Well: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Yurty's Couch: 2.6 mi
  • White Sands: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Hunt Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeper HillENE 69°691.6 m16.3 mi
MauherslieveE 81°543 m18.5 mi
MoylussaNNE 20°531.6 m12.3 mi
CragnamurraghNNE 16°526 m11.4 mi
Silvermine Mountains W TopENE 62°489 m16.9 mi
Silvermine Mountains E TopENE 64°479 m17.5 mi
Cooneen HillENE 71°467 m21.2 mi
CullaunE 89°460 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0218:47
June solstice05:1121:0622:03
September equinox07:2118:5019:36
December solstice08:4515:1716:22

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/87651394

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