Ponsonby Memorial Tower
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Ponsonby Memorial Tower is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Kilclooney Mountain stands 792 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rogerstown Castle, a historic site 0.3 miles away.
The story
Monument in The Sham Tower, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Wikidata Q55046658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- MoDomnoc: 1.6 mi
- Saint Crispeen: 4.7 mi
- Slate sculpture: 5.4 mi
- Two Men in A Boat: 10.2 mi
- Golden Harvest: 11.1 mi
- Tower Hill: 2.4 mi
- Carrigfenoagh: 2.5 mi
- Carriganog Hill: 3.5 mi
- Kilmacoliver Hill: 3.7 mi
- Carricktriss Gorse: 4.5 mi
- St. John's Well: 0.9 mi
- Tubber a' Teampuill: 2.1 mi
- Tobernabrone: 2.6 mi
- Tober Muire: 2.6 mi
- Templeorum Holy Well: 2.7 mi
- Rogerstown Castle: 0.3 mi
- Tibberaghny Castle: 0.9 mi
- Fiddown Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Maurice Davin: 3.4 mi
- Sinnott's Cross Monument: 3.7 mi
- Pil River Park: 0.7 mi
- Castle Park: 2.9 mi
- The Green: 3.0 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 9.8 mi
- Kilmacthomas Park: 10.7 mi
- Ormonde Castle: 2.9 mi
- West Gate: 3.2 mi
- Kilkieran Crosses: 3.5 mi
- Brawder's Family Blacksmith: 4.8 mi
- Aghaviller Round Tower: 8.3 mi
- Kilmurrin Cove: 14.8 mi
- Bunmahon Strand: 14.9 mi
- Benvoy Beach: 14.9 mi
- Stage Cove: 14.9 mi
- Boatstrand Beach: 14.9 mi
- Heritage Centre: 3.1 mi
- Portlaw Heritage Centre: 4.6 mi
- Irish Wake Museum: 11.7 mi
- Irish Museum of Time: 11.7 mi
- Bishop's Palace Museum: 11.8 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 9.0 mi
- Shrubberies: 10.8 mi
- Top of the City Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.5 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 14.8 mi
- Fiddown Island: 2.1 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 9.2 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 10.1 mi
- Fenor Bog: 13.8 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 15.0 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 6.1 mi
- Mahon Falls: 12.1 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Mahon Valley: 12.1 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 17.9 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 21.0 mi
- Castle View: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Ponsonby Memorial Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilclooney Mountain | SW 228° | 792 m | 11.2 mi |
| Carrignagower | SW 235° | 767 m | 10.8 mi |
| Knockanaffrin | WSW 247° | 755 m | 11.2 mi |
| Curraghduff | SW 232° | 750 m | 11.4 mi |
| Coumfea | SW 231° | 742 m | 12.5 mi |
| Coumfea North Top | SW 233° | 728 m | 12.1 mi |
| Seefin | SW 229° | 726 m | 14.7 mi |
| Knockaunapeebra | SW 227° | 724 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:00 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:14 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/463173570
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