Harper’s Island Wetlands

Harper’s Island Wetlands is a park in County Cork, Munster. Harper’s Island Wetlands is situated nearby to Coosheen Garden, as well as near the railway station Glounthaune.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glounthaune and Fota.

Glounthaune

Railway station

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Glounthaune railway station is an Iarnród Éireann station serving the town of Glounthaune in County Cork, Ireland. The station is at is the junction between Cobh and Midleton on the Cork Commuter line, around a kilometre east of Glounthaune town. Glounthaune is situated 1 km northwest of Harper’s Island Wetlands.

Fota

Railway station

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Fota railway station serves Fota Island in County Cork. It is a station on the Cork to Cobh commuter service. Travel to Glounthaune station to transfer to Midleton. Fota is situated 1¼ km south of Harper’s Island Wetlands.

Fota Wildlife Park

Zoo

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Fota Wildlife Park is a 100-acre wildlife park located on Fota Island, near Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland. Opened in 1983, it is an independently funded, not-for-profit charity that is one of the leading tourism, wildlife and conservation attractions in Ireland. Fota Wildlife Park is situated 1½ km south of Harper’s Island Wetlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glounthaune and Belvelly.

Glounthaune

Village

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Glounthaune is a village in County Cork, Ireland, some 7 kilometres east of Cork city, on the north shore of Cork Harbour, the estuary of the River Lee.

Belvelly

Locality

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Belvelly is a small village on the northern end of the Great Island of Cork Harbour, about four miles north of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. Belvelly is situated at the shortest crossing point between Great Island and the neighbouring Fota Island. Belvelly is situated 3 km south of Harper’s Island Wetlands.

Carrigtohill

Town

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Carrigtwohill, officially Carrigtohill, is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of 5,568. It is 12 kilometres east of Cork city centre. It is connected to Cork Suburban Rail and is bypassed by the N25 road. Carrigtohill is situated 3½ km east of Harper’s Island Wetlands.

Harper’s Island Wetlands

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.9072° or 51° 54′ 26″ north

Longitude

-8.31302° or 8° 18′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C3HWM4P+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1303618004

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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In Other Languages

“Harper’s Island Wetlands” goes by many names.

Irish: “Bogaigh Oileán an Harpúraigh”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Coosheen Garden and Slatty Viaduct.

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