Leixlip Castle
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Leixlip Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Leixlip Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
country house in County Kildare, Ireland
Wikidata Q55050195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Leixlip Monument: 0.1 mi
- Guinness' Brewery: 0.2 mi
- Church in Saint Catherine's: 0.8 mi
- Natalie Murray: 1.1 mi
- Confey Castle (in ruins): 1.2 mi
- The Covered Well: 0.2 mi
- St. Catherine's Well: 0.8 mi
- Leixlip Spa - Spring: 0.9 mi
- Bride's Well: 2.8 mi
- Nun's Well: 3.3 mi
- The Walled Garden: 0.6 mi
- Scoil Mochua Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Mrs Behan's Garden: 3.0 mi
- Junior Garden: 4.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.7 mi
- Up Up and Away: 0.7 mi
- Strawberry Yields Forever: 1.8 mi
- Diversity: 1.8 mi
- After the Storm: 1.9 mi
- Herbitage: 2.0 mi
- The Wonderful Barn: 0.8 mi
- Leixlip Spa - Bath: 0.9 mi
- Lucan Demense: 1.0 mi
- Saint Wolstan's: 1.6 mi
- Primrose Hill House & Garden: 1.8 mi
- Riverforest Bowl: 0.8 mi
- Saint Catherine's Park: 1.0 mi
- Airlie Park: 1.5 mi
- Tandy's Park: 1.8 mi
- Vesey Park: 1.9 mi
- Ash Hill: 3.3 mi
- Saint Patrick's Hill: 4.7 mi
- Athgoe Hill: 5.2 mi
- Lyons Hill: 5.3 mi
- Verschoyle's Hill: 7.3 mi
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 1.8 mi
- National Science Museum: 4.6 mi
- The Steam Musem: 5.7 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 7.4 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 7.6 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 11.6 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 11.9 mi
- Merrion Strand: 12.2 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 14.2 mi
- Seapoint: 14.4 mi
- The Grove: 10.4 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 11.1 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 12.5 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 12.5 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 12.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Lover's Leap: 18.6 mi
- The Shaft: 21.1 mi
- Streaky Slab: 21.2 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 7.4 mi
- Toni's: 7.4 mi
- Poplar Square: 12.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 1.0 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 18.9 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Leixlip Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSE 153° | 757 m | 14.3 mi |
| Seefingan | SSE 158° | 722.9 m | 12.7 mi |
| Seahan | SSE 156° | 647.3 m | 11.0 mi |
| Tonduff | SSE 146° | 642 m | 16.7 mi |
| Seefin | SSE 162° | 620.6 m | 12.8 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSE 154° | 617.1 m | 11.4 mi |
| Black Hill | S 174° | 602.2 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sorrel Hill | S 172° | 599.5 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:01 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:02 | 16:10 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29721514
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