Horse Island
Horse Island is an islet in County Cork, Munster. Horse Island is situated nearby to the locality Reendonegan Point, as well as near Bay View.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland and Bantry House.
U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland
Aerodrome
U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island was a seaplane station operated during the last year of World War I and commissioned 4 July 1918. Located on Whiddy Island in Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland, it was also known as Bantry Bay Station.
Bantry House
Photo: Schorle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bantry House is a historic house with gardens in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. Originally built in the early 18th century, it has been owned and occupied by the White family since the mid-18th century. Bantry House is situated 2½ km south of Horse Island.
Bantry Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bantry Aerodrome is a small privately owned airfield 1.5 NM west south-west of Bantry in County Cork, Ireland. It was constructed in the 1970s by the Rowa Pharmaceutical Corporation. Bantry Aerodrome is situated 3 km southwest of Horse Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bantry and Ballylickey.
Bantry
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bantry is a town at the head of Bantry Bay in County Cork in southwest Ireland. In 2022 it had a population of 2900. The southwest coast of Cork is divided into three peninsulas, like claws on the foot of Ireland.
Ballylickey
Village
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballylickey or Ballylicky is a village on the N71 national secondary road and Bantry Bay near Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The Ouvane River flows into Bantry Bay at Ballylickey. Ballylickey is situated 3½ km northeast of Horse Island.
Glengarriff
Photo: Valdoria, Public domain.
Glengarriff is a village at the base of the Beara Peninsula of County Cork in southwest Ireland. It's in an inlet of Bantry Bay, and became a tourist resort in the late 19th century.
Horse Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in County Cork, Ireland
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.70083° or 51° 42′ 3″ northLongitude
-9.4698° or 9° 28′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C3GPG2J+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 670974927OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Horse Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Horse Island”
- Swedish: “Horse Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Reendonegan Point and Bay View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hog Island and WW1 US naval airbase.
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