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Old Hospital & Workhouse

Old Hospital & Workhouse from directly overhead

Old Hospital & Workhouse is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Redmond Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Ruins of workhouse and old hospital

The story

former workhouse and hospital in Wexford, Ireland

Wikidata Q114369489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.34360, -6.47988

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
  • St. Margaret's Well: 0.7 mi
  • St. Nicholas' Well: 1.2 mi
  • St. Nicholas' Well: 1.3 mi
  • St. Mary Magdalene's Well: 1.7 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 1.8 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 59
  • Forth Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Carrickshinna Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Carrickadee: 4.0 mi
  • Ravens Rocks: 4.1 mi
  • Drooping Rock: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 36
Attractions: 32
Parks: 21
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 0.5 mi
  • The Rocks: 1.4 mi
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 1.6 mi
  • The Square: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 16
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNNW 326°794.4 m22.8 mi
Blackstairs MountainNW 316°732.1 m19.7 mi
Moats of CraanNNW 329°656.5 m22.3 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW 331°599.6 m21.6 mi
KnockroeNW 323°538.77 m21.6 mi
SlievebawnNW 326°524.8 m24.7 mi
Brandon HillWNW 299°515 m23.8 mi
White MountainNW 307°509 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5418:39
June solstice05:0420:5721:52
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3415:1116:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/90692319

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