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Church (ruins)

Church (ruins) from directly overhead

Church (ruins) is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Corn Hill stands 331 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lady Well, a spring 1.2 miles away.

The story

Church in Legan, County Longford, Ireland.

Wikidata Q55047197, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.62877, -7.61621

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Hill of Uisneach: 9.8 mi
  • Corn Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Knockastia: 13.0 mi
  • Knockeyon: 13.1 mi
  • Cartronfree: 14.3 mi
Springs
Artworks: 21
Parks: 19
  • Edgeworthstown Green: 4.7 mi
  • Town Park: 13.5 mi
  • St Joseph's Park: 13.8 mi
  • Jonathan Swift Park: 14.5 mi
  • Mill Race Park: 14.7 mi
Museums: 13
  • The Rectory: 4.7 mi
  • Mullingar Cathedral Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Dún na Sí Heritage Centre: 16.4 mi
  • Dún na Sí: 16.5 mi
  • Locke's Distillery Museum: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 12
Attractions: 11
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Rock of Curry: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Rynn Beach: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Creamery Waterfall: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Church (ruins). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn HillNNW331 m13.0 mi
Slieve BawnWNW316 m19.6 mi
The Hill of MaelENE295 m14.5 mi
CastlepolesN261 m20.5 mi
Hill of UisneachSSE236 m9.8 mi
Ben of ForeENE217 m17.0 mi
KnockeyonE216 m13.1 mi
Seafin HillENE202 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5718:43
June solstice05:0121:0622:05
September equinox07:1618:4619:32
December solstice08:4615:0416:12

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1464455995

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