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Magdalene Tower

Magdalene Tower from directly overhead

Magdalene Tower is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Slieve Foye stands 589 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Peter's Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.71823, -6.35104

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Barabona: 5.4 mi
  • Hurcle Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Black Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Hill of Slane: 7.9 mi
  • Mount Oriel: 8.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 59
Parks
  • The Ring: 0.5 mi
  • Saint Dominicks Park: 0.5 mi
  • Brookville Park: 0.5 mi
  • Slane Castle: 8.6 mi
  • Mill Pond Skateboarding Course: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 57
Springs
Gardens: 27
Beaches: 10
  • North Beach: 13.7 mi
  • South Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Portrane Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Tower Bay Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Donabate Beach: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Port Oriel: 7.5 mi
  • BBQ Area: 12.2 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.5 mi
  • The Bush: 20.4 mi
  • Ballsmill Amenity Land: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Ben Head: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Magdalene Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve FoyeNNE589 m23.1 mi
BarnavaveNNE349 m22.3 mi
Mount OrielNW304 m8.3 mi
Slieve BreaghWNW225 m10.2 mi
Black HillNW209 m6.6 mi
UghtyneillWNW204 m22.1 mi
KnockbrackSSE176 m10.8 mi
Simpson's MountainWNW170 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5521:0222:00
September equinox07:1118:4019:27
December solstice08:4114:5816:07

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1221394739

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