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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

Peaks
  • Curraghdobbin Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Carrigadoon Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Carrigcoum: 4.1 mi
  • Carrigfenoagh: 4.6 mi
  • Kilmacoliver Hill: 4.7 mi
Artworks
Springs
Parks: 55
  • 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
Historic sites: 53
Attractions: 51
Museums: 20
Gardens: 18
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
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Mahon Valley: 10.4 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Castle View: 17.7 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 MountainSSW792 m9.4 mi
CarrignagowerSSW767 m8.4 mi
KnockanaffrinSW755 m7.6 mi
CurraghduffSSW750 m9.2 mi
CoumfeaSSW742 m10.3 mi
Coumfea North TopSSW728 m9.7 mi
SeefinSSW726 m12.5 mi
KnockaunapeebraSSW724 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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