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Louth County Museum

Louth County Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Slieve Foye stands 589 m to the east-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Leonards Garden, a park 0.1 miles away.

The story

County Museum Dundalk (Irish: Músaem Chontae Dhún Dealgan) is a museum located in Dundalk which documents the history of County Louth. The museum is housed in the Carroll Centre at Roden Place in Jocelyn Street, in a restored 18th century warehouse which was once part of Dundalk Distillery.

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Dates from 1994.

Wikidata Q22032263, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates54.00464, -6.39697

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saint Leonards Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Ice House Hill Park: 0.6 mi
  • Muirhevnamor District Park: 1.2 mi
  • Blackrock Park: 3.0 mi
  • Fairview Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Ballybarrack: 1.9 mi
  • Trumpet Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Drumisnagh Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Monascreebe: 3.9 mi
  • Carewamean: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 49
  • Goin Back Area: 11.3 mi
  • No Alibi Area: 11.3 mi
  • Sullivan's Travel Area: 11.4 mi
  • Rising Tide Area: 11.4 mi
  • Ride Lonesome Area: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 43
  • Sea God Managuan and Voyagers: 2.0 mi
  • Cooley Bull: 2.3 mi
  • Cooley Bull: 4.4 mi
  • Washer Woman: 4.4 mi
  • Brown Bull sculpture: 8.2 mi
Springs: 37
Attractions: 22
Picnic sites: 17
Museums: 7
Gardens: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 1
  • Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Black Stairs: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Louth County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve FoyeENE 70°589 m7.8 mi
Slieve GullionN 350°573 m8.2 mi
Slieve Foye North-West TopENE 66°535 m7.7 mi
The Eagles RockENE 63°528 m7.6 mi
Clermont CarnNNE 31°510 m6.0 mi
SlievemartinENE 57°485 m11.3 mi
CarnavaddyNE 44°475 m5.6 mi
SlievemeenENE 58°472 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5421:0322:02
September equinox07:1218:4019:27
December solstice08:4314:5516:05

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1309180935

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