WW1 US naval airbase

WW1 US naval airbase is a ruins in County Cork, Munster. WW1 US naval airbase is situated nearby to the aerodrome U.S. Naval Air Station Whiddy Island Ireland, as well as near the islet Hog Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

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 southeast of WW1 US naval airbase.

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.

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 4 km northeast of WW1 US naval airbase.

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.

WW1 US naval airbase

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.69842° or 51° 41′ 54″ north

Longitude

-9.48103° or 9° 28′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C3GMGX9+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2083991797

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hog Island and Gun Battery.

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