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Thomas Kiely

Thomas Kiely from directly overhead

Thomas Kiely is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Kilclooney Mountain stands 792 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballyneill Castle (ruins), a historic site 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Inscription
Thomas F. Kiely, Olympic Champion, Gold Medal Decathlon, St. Louis 1904

How to reach it

Coordinates52.37515, -7.46949

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Curraghdobbin Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Carrigadoon Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Carrigcoum: 4.1 mi
  • Carrigfenoagh: 4.6 mi
  • Kilmacoliver Hill: 4.7 mi
Springs
Artworks
Parks: 56
  • The Green: 3.1 mi
  • Castle Park: 3.3 mi
  • Pil River Park: 6.3 mi
  • Richard Mulcahy Town Park: 8.9 mi
  • Denis Burke Park: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 55
Gardens: 22
Museums: 20
Beaches: 16
  • Bunmahon Strand: 16.9 mi
  • Ballydowane Cove: 17.1 mi
  • Tra na mBo: 17.1 mi
  • Stage Cove: 17.1 mi
  • Stradbally Cove: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Mahon Valley: 10.4 mi
  • Mahon Valley: 11.1 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 16.4 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle View: 17.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Thomas Kiely. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kilclooney MountainSSW 198°792 m9.4 mi
CarrignagowerSSW 204°767 m8.4 mi
KnockanaffrinSW 219°755 m7.6 mi
CurraghduffSSW 203°750.1 m9.2 mi
CoumfeaSSW 204°741.9 m10.3 mi
Coumfea North TopSSW 205°728.3 m9.7 mi
SeefinSSW 206°725.592 m12.5 mi
KnockaunapeebraSSW 198°724.4 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5818:43
June solstice05:0821:0121:57
September equinox07:1618:4619:31
December solstice08:3815:1516:19

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11497189720

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