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Water Tower

Water Tower from directly overhead

Water Tower is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Slievenamon stands 720 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Prior's Tower, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

one of the seven tower houses at Kells Priory, County Kilkenny, built over the former mill race

Wikidata Q136687142, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.53863, -7.26705

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 0.4 mi
  • Jerpoint Park: 4.8 mi
  • Páirc na Seamróga: 5.5 mi
  • The Quarry: 7.3 mi
  • Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Carricknagappul: 7.5 mi
  • Chapel Rock: 7.7 mi
  • Carricktriss Gorse: 8.8 mi
  • Bishop's Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Saddle Hill: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 49
Museums: 24
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Poulanassy Waterfall: 12.5 mi
  • Rock of Foyle: 17.6 mi
  • The Prison Waterfall: 22.0 mi
  • Mahon Falls: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Castle View: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 7.4 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 7.4 mi
  • Mahon Valley: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Arthurstown Beach: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Water Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SlievenamonWSW 238°720.2 m14.6 mi
Slievenamon North-West TopWSW 241°564 m14.9 mi
SheegounaWSW 239°553.5 m14.0 mi
Brandon HillE 99°515 m12.5 mi
White MountainE 97°509 m18.0 mi
KnockahunnaWSW 242°502.8 m13.7 mi
CarrigroeE 94°495 m18.3 mi
Bran PoceaghE 97°489 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5718:42
June solstice05:0621:0121:57
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3815:1216:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/150412627

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