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Castletownshend

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Air quality index

29Good
Coordinates51.53°, -9.18°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Cork, Ireland, Castletownshend occupies its own corner of the country. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Castletownshend maps to 51.528°, -9.178° — squarely within the cool temperate belt. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,107 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 43% of daylight hours. Based on its cool temperate position, residents likely encounter long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
51.5278
Longitude
-9.1778
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
51
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
30,790
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Herring Gull
    Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
    816
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    759
  • Great Black-backed Gull
    Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    635
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    612
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher
    Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    584
  • Western Jackdaw
    Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    541
  • Eurasian Curlew
    Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    539
  • Eurasian Wren
    Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    529

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Cork

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.03
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,107

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Castletownshend

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Castletownshend, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

Logainm — Placenames Database of Ireland

Logainm ID
13043
Wikidata
Q984034

Logainm ID via Wikidata P5097

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Open Library
  • Logainm — Placenames Database of Ireland — Logainm ID via Wikidata P5097