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Wishing Stone

Wishing Stone from directly overhead

Wishing Stone is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Boucher's Obelisk, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates53.26566, -6.11100

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Artworks
Parks
  • Killiney Hill Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cluny Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sorrento Park: 0.8 mi
  • Dillon's Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sally Glen: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Forty Foot: 1.7 mi
  • Bandstand: 1.8 mi
  • The Oratory: 2.2 mi
  • Brian Nolan: 2.6 mi
  • John McCormack: 2.6 mi
Gardens
Springs: 57
  • Well of Gailline: 0.9 mi
  • Scurvy Well: 1.1 mi
  • Saint James' Well: 3.8 mi
  • Saint Broc's Well: 6.3 mi
  • Source of Glencree River: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 33
Nature reserves: 21
  • Roche's Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Loughlinstown Woods: 1.7 mi
  • Dingle Glen: 3.4 mi
  • Barnaslingan Wood: 4.2 mi
  • Booterstown Marsh: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hawk Cliff: 0.6 mi
  • Toni's: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 21.6 mi
  • BBQ Area: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Wishing Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureWSW 237°757 m11.0 mi
DjouceSSW 210°725.5 m10.7 mi
SeefinganWSW 245°722.9 m12.0 mi
GravaleSW 225°719.004 m13.9 mi
War HillSW 214°684.8 m10.5 mi
CarrigvoreSW 223°682.36 m12.8 mi
SeahanWSW 253°647.3 m11.7 mi
TonduffSW 222°642 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5118:37
June solstice04:5720:5921:57
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3815:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3656984584

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