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Old Templar Church

Old Templar Church from directly overhead

Old Templar Church is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Brandon Hill stands 515 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower (ruins), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

church building in County Wexford, Ireland

Dates from 1172.

Wikidata Q32264021, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.17938, -6.89522

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Tower (ruins): 0.0 mi
  • Templetown Catholic Chapel (ruins): 0.2 mi
  • Kilcloggan Castle: 0.8 mi
  • Windmill: 1.4 mi
  • Houseland Castle: 1.5 mi
Springs
Peaks: 46
Beaches: 40
  • Templetown Bay Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Otter Hole: 0.7 mi
  • Dollar Bay Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Sandeel Bay: 1.4 mi
  • Booley Bay Beach: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 40
Artworks: 37
Parks: 37
  • Beach Lost and Found Point: 5.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Dobbyn's Field: 7.6 mi
  • Lower Field: 8.0 mi
  • Tramore Nature Park: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 17
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brandon HillN 352°515 m23.1 mi
White MountainN 6°509 m22.7 mi
CarrigroeN 6°495 m23.7 mi
Bran PoceaghN 5°489 m22.6 mi
CarrigalachanN 6°463 m24.4 mi
SlievebaunN 9°444 m24.7 mi
Ballycronigan RockN 5°443 m22.2 mi
Croughaun HillWNW 282°391 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5618:40
June solstice05:0720:5821:53
September equinox07:1418:4419:29
December solstice08:3515:1416:18

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/125512205

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