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Kilkeel, Newry Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Region:Newry Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Latitude:54° 3' 43" N
Longitude:6° 0' 11" W
Lat/Long (dec):54.06196,-6.00308
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:6,447 (2016)
Mindat Feature ID:2645660
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2645660:7
GUID:f0e4364d-09c3-4059-9892-b1c626ba5a65
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Aughrim Quarry, Aughrim Hill, Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 5' 42" N6° 2' 4" W4.2km (2.6 miles)
Slieve Binnian (Sliabh Binneáin), Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 8' 33" N5° 58' 46" W9.1km (5.6 miles)
Pigeon Rock Mountain, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 8' 28" N6° 3' 50" W9.7km (6.0 miles)
White Water, Pigeon Rock Mountain, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 9' 29" N6° 3' 22" W11.3km (7.0 miles)
Rosstrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 6' 2" N6° 12' 1" W13.6km (8.4 miles)
Slievenamiskan, Spelga, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 10' 39" N6° 4' 16" W13.6km (8.5 miles)
Slieve Bearnagh, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 11' 3" N5° 59' 18" W13.6km (8.5 miles)
Barnavave, Carlingford, Louth County, Leinster, Ireland54° 1' 36" N6° 12' 18" W13.7km (8.5 miles)
Carlingford Mountain, Carlingford, Louth County, Leinster, Ireland54° 2' 39" N6° 13' 5" W14.2km (8.8 miles)
Slieve Meelmore, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 11' 32" N5° 59' 55" W14.5km (9.0 miles)
Wee Roosley quarry, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 9' 28" N6° 9' 23" W14.6km (9.1 miles)
Diamond Rocks, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 11' 37" N5° 57' 59" W14.9km (9.2 miles)
Gruggandoo, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 9' 50" N6° 9' 47" W15.4km (9.6 miles)
Lindsay's Leap, Newcastle, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 11' 35" N5° 54' 1" W16.0km (10.0 miles)
Newcastle, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 12' 54" N5° 53' 22" W18.6km (11.5 miles)
Forkhill quarry, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK54° 4' 59" N6° 27' 45" W30.1km (18.7 miles)
Silverbridge quarries, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK54° 4' 35" N6° 31' 2" W33.6km (20.9 miles)
Cullyhanna Road quarry, Newtownhamilton, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK54° 9' 36" N6° 35' 1" W39.4km (24.5 miles)
Newtownhamilton, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK54° 11' 25" N6° 34' 32" W40.0km (24.8 miles)
Loughran Rock Industries quarry, Newtownhamilton, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK54° 14' 13" N6° 35' 2" W42.6km (26.4 miles)
Unnamed quarry, Newtownhamilton, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK54° 15' 2" N6° 35' 15" W43.5km (27.0 miles)
Cootes Quarry, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK54° 18' 23" N6° 34' 58" W46.5km (28.9 miles)
Cootes Concrete Products quarry, Markethill, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK54° 18' 24" N6° 35' 3" W46.6km (29.0 miles)
Carrickmacross, Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District, Monaghan County, Ulster, Ireland53° 58' 35" N6° 43' 9" W47.7km (29.7 miles)
Portaferry dike, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK54° 22' 20" N5° 29' 37" W47.8km (29.7 miles)
Trummery Quarry, Castle Robin, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK54° 30' 2" N6° 11' 26" W50.3km (31.3 miles)
Unnamed quarry, Meath County, Leinster, Ireland53° 54' 3" N6° 43' 56" W50.9km (31.7 miles)
Annaglogh Mine, Annayalla, Clontibret mining district, Monaghan Municipal District, Monaghan County, Ulster, Ireland54° 11' 15" N6° 45' 45" W51.4km (31.9 miles)
Gypsum quarry, Carrickmacross, Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District, Monaghan County, Ulster, Ireland53° 56' 23" N6° 46' 1" W51.7km (32.1 miles)
Annayalla, Clontibret mining district, Monaghan Municipal District, Monaghan County, Ulster, Ireland54° 9' 33" N6° 47' 22" W52.4km (32.6 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
British and Irish IslesIsland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Ireland (island)Island
North Atlantic Igneous ProvinceLarge Igneous Province
UKCountry
Northern Ireland, UKConstituent Country
County Down, Northern Ireland, UKCounty

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Newry and Mourne242.2.134.0.0.0
 
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