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Johnstown Castle Visitor Centre

Johnstown Castle Visitor Centre from directly overhead

Johnstown Castle Visitor Centre is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Blackstairs Mountain stands 732 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Irish Agricultural Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

townland in Rathaspick, County Wexford, Ireland

Wikidata Q104278808, matched on coordinates and name (82 m apart).

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates52.29178, -6.50348

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Artworks: 46
Peaks: 43
  • Carrickadee: 3.0 mi
  • Forth Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Clorane: 3.1 mi
  • Skeater Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Raven Rock: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 38
Attractions: 26
  • Wex Walks: 3.7 mi
  • Three Sisters River Cruises: 3.8 mi
  • Stone Circle: 3.8 mi
  • Fulacht Fiadh: 3.8 mi
  • Portal Tomb: 3.8 mi
Parks: 19
  • The Rocks: 3.2 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 3.7 mi
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 3.9 mi
  • The Square: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 16
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnstown Castle Visitor Centre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackstairs MountainNW 325°732.1 m21.9 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW 337°599.6 m24.4 mi
KnockroeNNW 330°538.77 m24.0 mi
Brandon HillNW 307°515 m24.9 mi
White MountainNW 316°509 m20.6 mi
CarrigroeNW 319°495 m21.0 mi
Bran PoceaghNW 316°489 m20.6 mi
CarrigalachanNW 320°463 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5418:39
June solstice05:0520:5621:52
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3415:1116:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/710565770

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