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Rathcoffey Castle

Rathcoffey Castle from directly overhead

Rathcoffey Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lady's Well, a spring 1.3 miles away.

The story

Rathcoffey Castle is a 15th-century castle in Rathcoffey, County Kildare, Ireland. It is a National Monument.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q24196392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.33138, -6.66466

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Lady's Well: 1.3 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 3.3 mi
  • Lady's Well: 3.9 mi
  • Saint Peters Well: 4.5 mi
  • St. Farnan's Well: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Lodge Park Walled Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Park View Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Junior Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Scoil Mochua Gardens: 4.9 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 8.0 mi
Peaks
  • Saint Patrick's Hill: 3.3 mi
  • St. Peter's Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Barrettstown Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Lyons Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Black Hill: 6.5 mi
Attractions
Parks
  • Saint Mary's Square: 4.3 mi
  • The Triangle: 4.6 mi
  • Oakleigh Park: 4.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Pound Park: 4.7 mi
Museums: 56
Nature reserves: 19
Beaches: 18
Picnic sites: 10
  • Poplar Square: 7.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 11.4 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Rathcoffey Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSE 127°757 m17.4 mi
SeefinganSE 129°722.9 m15.4 mi
MoanbaneSSE 151°703 m18.0 mi
SilseanSSE 154°698 m18.3 mi
SeahanSE 124°647.3 m14.1 mi
SeefinSE 132°620.6 m15.0 mi
Corrig MountainESE 123°617.1 m14.7 mi
Black HillSSE 148°602.2 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:5418:39
June solstice04:5921:0121:59
September equinox07:1318:4219:28
December solstice08:4015:0316:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1135807695

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