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Athlone Castle

Athlone Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Slieve Bawn stands 316 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bust of Count John McCormack, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Athlone Castle, sometimes known as Adamson Castle, is a castle located in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, dating from the 12th century.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1129.

Wikidata Q4815603, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates53.42319, -7.94265

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Artworks: 44
  • Bust of Count John McCormack: 0.1 mi
  • River Shannon: 0.1 mi
  • Count John McCormack: 0.2 mi
  • Tired Pilgrim: 7.0 mi
  • Grainne Og: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Sheep Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Endrim Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Moate Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Split Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Fair Hill: 10.6 mi
Parks: 23
  • Burgess Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ballinahown Playground and Park: 6.3 mi
  • Tuar Ard Public Park: 9.2 mi
  • Patrick Kelly Memorial Park: 9.7 mi
  • Ferbane Bog Boardwalk: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 16
Museums: 13
  • Athlone Music Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Clonmacnoise: 7.0 mi
  • Dún na Sí: 8.5 mi
  • Dún na Sí Heritage Centre: 8.5 mi
  • Lemanaghan National School: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 12
Picnic sites: 2
  • Angling Visitor Conference Center: 16.6 mi
  • Harbour Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve BawnNNW 346°315.6 m21.1 mi
Hill of UisneachENE 73°235.5 m16.3 mi
Mount MaryWNW 299°164 m21.0 mi
Lackan HillESE 105°135 m24.1 mi
Redmond HillSSW 211°129 m16.1 mi
Sugarloaf HillSSW 208°62 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3617:5918:45
June solstice05:0421:0722:05
September equinox07:1818:4719:33
December solstice08:4615:0716:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/463369130

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