James Mitchell Geology Museum
James Mitchell Geology Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Binn Shleibhe stands 418 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Royal Coat of Arms 1812, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.5 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The James Mitchell Geology Museum (Irish: Músaem Geolaíocht Shéamuis Uí Mhistéala) is a geological museum based at the University of Galway in the West of Ireland. It is the only remnant of the university's defunct Natural History Museum. Regarded as "Galway's Hidden Museum", it is located in the university's Main Quad and cane be entered through a staircase in that structure's south-east corner.
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Dates from 1852.
Wikidata Q20639251, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1952
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Galway
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 1 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 3 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 13 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Royal Coat of Arms 1812: 0.0 mi
- Saint Patrick: 0.1 mi
- Galway Gaol: 0.3 mi
- Terryland Castle: 0.4 mi
- Lynch Memorial Window: 0.4 mi
- Saint Augustine's Well: 0.9 mi
- Tobermaconry (site of): 2.3 mi
- Tobernasorney: 5.7 mi
- St. Cyprian's Well: 7.3 mi
- Toberbreedia: 7.6 mi
- Leadmine Hill: 3.8 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 8.2 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 8.4 mi
- Abbey Hill: 9.5 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 10.7 mi
- Yew Tree Maze: 0.5 mi
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 0.5 mi
- City Walls: 0.6 mi
- Spanish Arch: 0.6 mi
- Katie's Claddagh Cottage: 0.8 mi
- College Park: 0.1 mi
- Máirín De Valera's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Millennium Children's Park: 0.1 mi
- Fisheries Field: 0.2 mi
- Sliding Rock: 0.3 mi
- Grattan Beach: 1.0 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 1.2 mi
- Trawclogh: 1.6 mi
- Ladies Beach: 1.7 mi
- Coneen: 1.7 mi
- Laureate Liu Xiaobo: 0.2 mi
- Galway Yellow: 0.2 mi
- Equality Emerging: 0.2 mi
- Leaping Salmon: 0.3 mi
- Galway Orb: 0.4 mi
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 0.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.8 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 13.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.7 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 17.4 mi
- Zoology Museum: 0.1 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 0.5 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 0.5 mi
- Galway City Museum: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Center: 13.1 mi
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 3.1 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.6 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.6 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.7 mi
- Ailladie: 18.8 mi
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 4.6 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Mitchell Geology Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Shleibhe | NW 320° | 417.818 m | 23.5 mi |
| Lackavrea | NW 307° | 396 m | 24.2 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 125° | 358 m | 22.4 mi |
| Seanadh Bhéara | WNW 296° | 358 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 296° | 346 m | 19.4 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SSW 213° | 344 m | 15.9 mi |
| Slievecarran | S 170° | 326 m | 12.7 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 294° | 323 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:11 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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