Historic site · Ireland
John Hely
John Hely is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Devil's Bit Mountain stands 480 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hely, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Here lies the Body of John Hely late of Folkes Court Esq who Departed this life on the 25th day of March 1803 in the Eighty fifth Year of his Age.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.74767, -7.55359
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 60
- Hely: 0.0 mi
- Delaney: 0.1 mi
- Ballycuddihy Castle: 1.3 mi
- Foulkscourt Castle: 1.5 mi
- Urlingford Castle: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Clomantagh Hill: 2.0 mi
- Ballylehaun Hill: 3.3 mi
- Graine Hill: 3.6 mi
- Cnoc Seanratha: 4.0 mi
- Kyle Hill: 4.3 mi
Springs
- Black Well: 1.5 mi
- Toberpatrick: 1.7 mi
- Tobar na súl: 2.9 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 2.9 mi
- Saint Elakan's Well: 2.9 mi
Parks: 48
- Millenium Park: 3.7 mi
- Parkanahown: 5.8 mi
- Mill Road Amenity Area: 9.6 mi
- Fair Green: 9.6 mi
- Thurles Town Park: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 47
- Our Lady of Peace: 10.3 mi
- Archer: 13.6 mi
- Cainneach: 14.0 mi
- Mary Immaculate: 14.0 mi
- Saint Dominic: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 30
- Grangefertagh Round Tower: 2.2 mi
- Ballykeefe Amphitheatre: 11.5 mi
- Pheasant Island: 11.7 mi
- Black Castle: 11.9 mi
- Aghaboe Abbey: 12.2 mi
Museums: 19
- Ionad Lachtain: 6.6 mi
- Famine Warhouse 1848: 9.0 mi
- Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum: 9.3 mi
- Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: 10.5 mi
- St. Mary's Famine and War Museum: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 18
- Uppercourt Demesne Walled Garden: 6.4 mi
- Fairy Garden: 11.1 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 11.5 mi
- The King's Garden: 12.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Lacca: 19.7 mi
- Castle View: 23.8 mi
- Knockanacree Woods Main Entrance and Picnic Site: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Newpark Marsh Park: 14.1 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock of Foyle: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of John Hely. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Bit Mountain | WNW 289° | 480 m | 15.9 mi |
| Gortagarry | WNW 285° | 458 m | 17.3 mi |
| Benduff | WNW 297° | 455 m | 17.5 mi |
| Kilduff Mountain | WNW 292° | 445 m | 16.1 mi |
| Knockanora | W 280° | 433 m | 18.3 mi |
| Garraunbaun | NNW 340° | 406 m | 19.2 mi |
| Clomantagh Hill | ESE 106° | 349 m | 2.0 mi |
| Knocknamuck | S 173° | 340 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:58 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:03 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:12 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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