Attraction · Ireland
Castletown House
Castletown House is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
townland in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Wikidata Q104264229, matched on coordinates and name (314 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34906, -6.53029
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Castletown Demesne: 0.2 mi
- Oakleigh Park: 1.2 mi
- Riverforest Bowl: 2.3 mi
- Airlie Park: 2.5 mi
- Saint Catherine's Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Arthur Guiness: 0.7 mi
- Newbridge Corn Mill (disused): 0.8 mi
- Virgin Mary: 0.9 mi
- John McLaughlin: 0.9 mi
- Natalie Murray: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Saint Wolstan's: 0.7 mi
- Oakley Park: 1.0 mi
- The Wonderful Barn: 1.1 mi
- Leixlip Spa - Bath: 1.9 mi
- Lucan Demense: 2.7 mi
Gardens
- Scoil Mochua Gardens: 0.8 mi
- The Walled Garden: 2.4 mi
- Junior Garden: 3.4 mi
- Lodge Park Walled Garden: 3.8 mi
- Mrs Behan's Garden: 4.8 mi
Springs
- Leixlip Spa - Spring: 1.8 mi
- The Covered Well: 1.8 mi
- Bride's Well: 2.4 mi
- St. Catherine's Well: 2.7 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- Up Up and Away: 2.4 mi
- Herbitage: 3.3 mi
- After the Storm: 3.3 mi
- Diversity: 3.3 mi
- Strawberry Yields Forever: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Saint Patrick's Hill: 2.8 mi
- Ash Hill: 3.9 mi
- Lyons Hill: 4.1 mi
- Athgoe Hill: 4.3 mi
- Black Hill: 6.4 mi
Museums: 58
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 0.0 mi
- National Science Museum: 3.5 mi
- The Steam Musem: 3.9 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 8.9 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 28
- Sandymount Strand: 13.2 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 13.3 mi
- Merrion Strand: 13.6 mi
- Seapoint: 15.7 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 11.1 mi
- The Grove: 11.9 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 12.1 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 13.5 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Lover's Leap: 19.3 mi
- The Shaft: 22.0 mi
- Streaky Slab: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 8.3 mi
- Toni's: 8.9 mi
- Poplar Square: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 2.0 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 19.2 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Castletown House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SE 145° | 757 m | 14.4 mi |
| Seefingan | SSE 149° | 722.9 m | 12.6 mi |
| Duff Hill | SSE 157° | 720.78 m | 17.6 mi |
| Gravale | SSE 154° | 719.004 m | 17.2 mi |
| Moanbane | S 170° | 703 m | 17.3 mi |
| Carrigvore | SSE 150° | 682.36 m | 17.4 mi |
| Seahan | SE 146° | 647.3 m | 11.0 mi |
| Tonduff | SE 140° | 642 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:01 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:02 | 16:10 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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