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Waterville in County Kerry, Munster, Ireland — Irish South-West ((Ιire) North Atlantic Ocean)
 

Latitude 51 49' 50"·54 N. Longitude 10 10' 15"·5 W.

 
 
Latitude 51 49' 50"·54 N. Longitude 10 10' 15"·5 W. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
1. Latitude 51 49' 50"·54 N. Longitude 10 10' 15"·5 W. Marker
Inscription.  

Determined in 1892
by
Herbert Hall Turner
and
Henry Park Hollis
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
and
Prof. Clement H. McLeod
McGill University, Montreal

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made FeaturesScience & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
 
Location. 51° 49.995′ N, 10° 10.355′ W. Marker is in Waterville, Munster, in County Kerry. It is on Iveragh Terrace, on the right when traveling north. Marker is about 40 meters east of Atlantic View. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waterville, Munster V23 K122, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Iveragh Lodge (a few steps from
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this marker); Commercial Cable Company (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Mick O'Dwyer (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Charlie Chaplin (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Dr. Thomas George Millerick 1864-1898 (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Colonel Patrick J. Quinlan (approx. 6.4 kilometers away); Com an Chiste (approx. 6.4 kilometers away); Teach do laoch / Home for a hero (approx. 8.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterville.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Latitude and Longitude Stone 1892 (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Iveragh Lodge • Commercial Cable Company 1st Offices (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); New Office (was about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
 
Latitude 51 49' 50"·54 N. Longitude 10 10' 15"·5 W. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
2. Latitude 51 49' 50"·54 N. Longitude 10 10' 15"·5 W. Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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