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Coolhill Castle

Coolhill Castle from directly overhead

Coolhill Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Spout, a spring 1.8 miles away.

The story

tower house in County Kilkenny, Ireland

Wikidata Q28232303, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.46496, -6.93224

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • Dranagh Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Carrigvahanagh: 3.2 mi
  • Brandon Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Branbeg: 4.0 mi
  • Monasilloge: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Library Park: 4.9 mi
  • Emigrant Park: 5.0 mi
  • Pearse Park: 5.2 mi
  • New Ross Harbour Board Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
  • Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 8.9 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 28
Beaches: 23
  • Arthurstown Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Duncannon: 17.0 mi
  • Raheen Strand: 17.5 mi
  • Dromina Strand: 18.0 mi
  • Booley Bay Beach: 18.3 mi
Museums: 20
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Castle View: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 18.1 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 22.0 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Coolhill Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNNE 31°794.4 m12.4 mi
Blackstairs MountainNE 42°732.1 m7.9 mi
Moats of CraanNE 35°656.5 m13.1 mi
Black Rock MountainNE 39°599.6 m13.6 mi
KnockroeNE 34°538.77 m10.6 mi
SlievebawnNNE 23°524.8 m13.1 mi
Brandon HillNNW 330°515 m3.6 mi
White MountainNE 52°509 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5518:40
June solstice05:0620:5921:55
September equinox07:1418:4419:29
December solstice08:3715:1216:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/697631593

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