Attraction · Ireland
Kildare Round Tower
Kildare Round Tower is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Lobawn stands 636 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Luke Window, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Height
- 33 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates53.15817, -6.91225
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Saint Luke Window: 0.0 mi
- St Timothy: 0.0 mi
- Samuel: 0.0 mi
- Saint Brigid: 0.0 mi
- Bran and Sceolan: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Cherry Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
- Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens: 1.1 mi
- ATM Cash Point: 4.2 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 5.2 mi
- Tannery Park: 5.4 mi
Springs
- Saint John's Well: 0.9 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 1.1 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 1.1 mi
- Thorpe's Well: 3.3 mi
- Fuaran Well: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
- Saint Brigid: 1.1 mi
- Father Moore's Well: 2.9 mi
- Lackagh Castle (ruins): 3.2 mi
- Church (ruins): 3.3 mi
- Pigeon House Ruin: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Red Hill: 2.2 mi
- Dunmurry Hill: 2.9 mi
- Grange Hill: 3.3 mi
- Semaphore Hill: 4.3 mi
- Boston Hill: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 51
- Saint Fiachra's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Kilcullen Round Tower: 7.2 mi
- Lullymore Heritage Park: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 26
- Camphill: 7.2 mi
- Camphill: 7.2 mi
- Sensory Garden: 11.0 mi
- Emo Court Walled Gardens: 12.1 mi
- Park View Memorial Garden: 13.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Market House: 0.1 mi
- Horse Museum: 1.0 mi
- Newbridge Silverware: 4.9 mi
- Museum of Motorsport: 9.7 mi
- Shackleton Museum: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Newbridge Town Park: 5.2 mi
- Moore Abbey Wood: 6.0 mi
- Poplar Square: 11.2 mi
- Carrick Woods: 11.5 mi
- River walk: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Nature reserves: 5
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Community Orchard: 5.8 mi
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 10.8 mi
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 11.9 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Kildare Round Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobawn | ESE 121° | 636 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | SE 125° | 552 m | 17.9 mi |
| Pinnacle | ESE 123° | 548.5 m | 16.7 mi |
| Church Mountain | ESE 118° | 544 m | 15.3 mi |
| Corriebracks | ESE 118° | 531 m | 16.7 mi |
| Knocknaboley | ESE 115° | 470.2 m | 16.3 mi |
| Lugnagun | E 91° | 446.2 m | 17.6 mi |
| Slievecorragh | ESE 112° | 418 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 21:02 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:05 | 16:12 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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