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1798 Monument

1798 Monument is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle-Ellis Church (ruins), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Monument in Castle Ellis, County Wexford, Ireland.

Wikidata Q55056441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.47131, -6.39333

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Dancing at the Crossroads: 2.6 mi
  • Snake: 4.2 mi
  • Badger: 4.2 mi
  • Fox: 4.2 mi
  • The Gruffalo: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Springs
  • St. John's Well: 0.1 mi
  • St. Bridget's Well: 2.1 mi
  • Tobermaclura: 2.3 mi
  • Saint Thomas's Well: 2.6 mi
  • St. Nicholas' Well: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Father Murphy Centre: 5.4 mi
  • Castlebridge House and Conservatory: 6.5 mi
  • Wexford Wildfowl Reserve: 8.0 mi
  • Shrule Deer Farm: 8.5 mi
  • Ferns Castle Visitor Centre: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 22
  • Tinnaberna Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Ballinesker Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Morriscastle Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Newtown Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Cahore Beach: 10.6 mi
Parks: 19
  • The Square: 6.5 mi
  • The Orchard Peace Park: 7.8 mi
  • Fair Green: 7.9 mi
  • The Green: 8.1 mi
  • Bellefield Dog Park: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 13
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 8.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of 1798 Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterWNW794 m19.2 mi
Blackstairs MountainWNW732 m18.2 mi
Moats of CraanNW657 m18.3 mi
Black Rock MountainNW600 m17.3 mi
KnockroeWNW539 m18.7 mi
SlievebawnWNW525 m21.0 mi
CarrigroeW495 m18.8 mi
Bran PoceaghW489 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:38
June solstice05:0320:5721:53
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3515:0916:14

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9936645126

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