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Johnstown Castle

Johnstown Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Blackstairs Mountain stands 732 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Italian Sunken Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Johnstown Castle is a Gothic Revival castle located in County Wexford, Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q19890857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates52.29408, -6.50537

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Rathlannon Castle: 0.2 mi
  • 16th Irish Division: 2.1 mi
  • Chapel: 2.2 mi
  • Church: 2.3 mi
  • Killiane Castle: 2.4 mi
Springs
Artworks: 46
Peaks: 44
  • Carrickadee: 2.8 mi
  • Forth Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Clorane: 3.0 mi
  • Skeater Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Raven Rock: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 38
Attractions: 27
Parks: 19
  • The Rocks: 3.1 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 3.6 mi
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 3.8 mi
  • The Square: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 16
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackstairs MountainNW 324°732.1 m21.7 mi
Moats of CraanNNW 335°656.5 m24.8 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW 337°599.6 m24.2 mi
KnockroeNNW 330°538.77 m23.9 mi
Brandon HillNW 307°515 m24.8 mi
White MountainNW 316°509 m20.5 mi
CarrigroeNW 319°495 m20.8 mi
Bran PoceaghNW 316°489 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5418:39
June solstice05:0520:5721:52
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3415:1116:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/144918019

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