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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. 42 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

Springs
Historic sites: 46
  • Rathlannon Castle: 0.2 mi
  • 16th Irish Division: 2.1 mi
  • Chapel: 2.2 mi
  • Church: 2.3 mi
  • Killiane Castle: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 44
Peaks: 42
  • Carrickadee: 2.8 mi
  • Forth Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Clorane: 3.0 mi
  • Skeater Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Raven Rock: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 37
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: 14
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 18.1 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 MountainNW732 m21.7 mi
Moats of CraanNNW657 m24.8 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW600 m24.2 mi
KnockroeNNW539 m23.9 mi
Brandon HillNW515 m24.8 mi
CarrigroeNW495 m20.8 mi
Bran PoceaghNW489 m20.5 mi
CarrigalachanNW463 m21.5 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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