Museum · Ireland
Zoology Museum
Zoology Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Binn Shleibhe stands 418 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is College Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.5 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates53.27753, -9.05943
- 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
Historic sites
- Royal Coat of Arms 1812: 0.1 mi
- Saint Patrick: 0.2 mi
- Galway Gaol: 0.3 mi
- Terryland Castle: 0.4 mi
- Lynch Memorial Window: 0.4 mi
Springs
- Saint Augustine's Well: 0.8 mi
- Tobermaconry (site of): 2.3 mi
- Tobernasorney: 5.6 mi
- St. Cyprian's Well: 7.3 mi
- Toberbreedia: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 55
- Leadmine Hill: 3.7 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 8.3 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 8.5 mi
- Abbey Hill: 9.6 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 48
- Yew Tree Maze: 0.4 mi
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 0.4 mi
- City Walls: 0.5 mi
- Spanish Arch: 0.6 mi
- Katie's Claddagh Cottage: 0.8 mi
Parks: 37
- College Park: 0.1 mi
- Fisheries Field: 0.1 mi
- Máirín De Valera's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Millennium Children's Park: 0.1 mi
- Woodquay Park: 0.2 mi
Beaches: 25
- Grattan Beach: 1.1 mi
- Dead Mans Beach: 1.2 mi
- Trawclogh: 1.6 mi
- Ladies Beach: 1.7 mi
- Coneen: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 24
- Laureate Liu Xiaobo: 0.1 mi
- Equality Emerging: 0.2 mi
- Galway Yellow: 0.2 mi
- Leaping Salmon: 0.2 mi
- Galway Orb: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 9
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 0.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.8 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 13.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.6 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 17.3 mi
Museums: 8
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 0.1 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 0.5 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 0.5 mi
- Galway City Museum: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Center: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 3.2 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.6 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.6 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.7 mi
- Ailladie: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 4.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Screebe Waterfall: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Zoology Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Shleibhe | NW 319° | 417.818 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lackavrea | NW 307° | 396 m | 24.2 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 125° | 358 m | 22.3 mi |
| Seanadh Bhéara | WNW 296° | 358 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 296° | 346 m | 19.5 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SSW 213° | 344 m | 15.9 mi |
| Slievecarran | S 171° | 326 m | 12.7 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 294° | 323 m | 19.9 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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