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The Boyne Obelisk

The Boyne Obelisk is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Mount Oriel stands 304 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, a museum 0.3 miles away.

The story

The Boyne Obelisk, also known as King William's Obelisk, was an obelisk located in Oldbridge, near Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q56277415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1736

How to reach it

Coordinates53.72536, -6.41669

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Peaks
  • Hurcle Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Barabona: 3.6 mi
  • Black Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Hill of Slane: 5.2 mi
  • Mount Oriel: 6.0 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Saint Dominicks Park: 2.4 mi
  • Brookville Park: 2.9 mi
  • The Ring: 3.0 mi
  • Slane Castle: 5.9 mi
  • Fair Green: 10.7 mi
Springs
Attractions: 44
Gardens: 21
Beaches: 8
  • North Beach: 16.0 mi
  • South Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Portrane Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Tower Bay Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Donabate Beach: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Port Oriel: 9.3 mi
  • BBQ Area: 14.4 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.2 mi
  • The Bush: 20.9 mi
  • Ballsmill Amenity Land: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Ben Head: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of The Boyne Obelisk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OrielNW304 m6.0 mi
Slieve BreaghWNW225 m7.5 mi
Black HillNNW209 m4.5 mi
UghtyneillWNW204 m19.4 mi
KnockbrackSSE176 m12.4 mi
Simpson's MountainWNW170 m9.0 mi
Mullagha HillW159 m9.7 mi
Hill of SlaneW158 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5218:38
June solstice04:5621:0222:01
September equinox07:1218:4119:27
December solstice08:4214:5816:07

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/6723698882

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