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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

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
Parks
  • Saint Mary's Square: 4.3 mi
  • The Triangle: 4.6 mi
  • Oakleigh Park: 4.6 mi
  • Pound Park: 4.7 mi
  • Prosperous Park & Playground: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 58
Attractions
Museums: 55
Gardens: 53
  • 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
Springs
  • Lady's Well: 1.3 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 3.3 mi
  • Saint Peters Well: 4.5 mi
  • St. Farnan's Well: 5.8 mi
  • Bride's Well: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Beaches: 17
Picnic sites: 7
  • Poplar Square: 7.7 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 11.4 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 11.6 mi
  • Toni's: 14.5 mi
  • Moore Abbey Wood: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Rathcoffey Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSE757 m17.4 mi
SeefinganSE723 m15.4 mi
MoanbaneSSE703 m18.0 mi
SilseanSSE698 m18.3 mi
SeahanSE647 m14.1 mi
SeefinSE621 m15.0 mi
Corrig MountainESE617 m14.7 mi
Sorrel HillSE600 m15.7 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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