Historic site · Ireland
Athy War Memorial
Athy War Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Keadeen Mountain stands 653 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ford of Ae, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Inscription
- To commemorate all service men and women who survived and of those who died in past wars. Gone but not forgotten.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.99308, -6.97619
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- People's Park: 0.1 mi
- Wynne Park: 4.5 mi
- Moone Park: 6.7 mi
- Castledermot Playground: 8.1 mi
- Killeshin Waterworks Amenity Park: 10.5 mi
Historic sites
- Zoltan Zinn-Collis memorial: 0.2 mi
- 1798 memorial: 0.3 mi
- Ernest Shackleton: 0.3 mi
- Stephen Cullinane (Macra na Feirme): 0.3 mi
- White Castle: 0.3 mi
Springs
- St Thomas' Well: 3.9 mi
- Toberneeve: 4.6 mi
- Tobernasool: 4.6 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 4.6 mi
- Fuaran Well: 5.7 mi
Peaks
- Dandy's Hill: 5.3 mi
- Bawn Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mullaghreelan: 5.8 mi
- Carrig Hill: 6.0 mi
- Knocknambraher Hill: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 46
- Ford of Ae: 0.0 mi
- Ernest Shackleton: 0.3 mi
- Sphishing: 0.5 mi
- Lock gate: 0.6 mi
- Swan: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 25
- Burtown House and Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Ballykilcavan Brewing Company: 6.0 mi
- Castledermot Round Tower: 8.2 mi
- Franciscan Friary: 8.2 mi
- Timahoe Round Tower: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 17
- An Gháirdín Beo: 10.7 mi
- An Gháirdín Beo: 10.8 mi
- New Oak Estate Memorial Garden: 11.2 mi
- Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Emo Court Walled Gardens: 11.8 mi
Museums: 15
- Shackleton Museum: 0.3 mi
- Town Hall: 0.3 mi
- Stradbally Steam Museum: 7.1 mi
- Timahoe Heritage Centre: 9.7 mi
- Carlow Military Museum: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Moore Abbey Wood: 10.0 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 12.2 mi
- Carrick Woods: 13.6 mi
- Blackhall bridge picnic area: 14.2 mi
- River walk: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
- North Prison: 21.1 mi
- South Prison: 21.4 mi
- Goat Bench: 21.6 mi
- Abseil: 22.2 mi
- Great Gully Ridge: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 14.6 mi
- Community Orchard: 15.8 mi
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 16.1 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 19.6 mi
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Rock of Foyle: 16.9 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 24.4 mi
- Carrawaystick Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Athy War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keadeen Mountain | E 100° | 653 m | 16.7 mi |
| Carrig Mountain | ESE 103° | 571 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | E 86° | 552 m | 17.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | E 82° | 548.5 m | 16.9 mi |
| Church Mountain | ENE 75° | 544 m | 16.8 mi |
| Corriebracks | ENE 78° | 531 m | 17.7 mi |
| Slievereagh | E 100° | 527 m | 18.1 mi |
| Knocknaboley | ENE 76° | 470.2 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 21:01 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:07 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10805357807
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