Museum · Ireland
Abbeyleix Heritage Centre
Abbeyleix Heritage Centre is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Christopher McClynn, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
listed school building in Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, now in use as museum
Wikidata Q122156316, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.91746, -7.34618
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Christopher McClynn: 0.1 mi
- Knocknamoe House: 0.3 mi
- Robert Edward Wilde: 0.4 mi
- The Orangery: 2.8 mi
- Water Castle: 3.1 mi
Springs
- Brownbeg Well: 0.3 mi
- Aughfeerish: 1.4 mi
- Cormick's Well: 2.5 mi
- Rahaling Well: 2.7 mi
- Captain's Well: 3.4 mi
Parks: 60
- Dr. Breen Park: 0.5 mi
- Mill Road Amenity Area: 5.2 mi
- IDA park: 7.9 mi
- The Peoples Park: 8.1 mi
- Fitzmaurice Place: 8.4 mi
Peaks
- Cullenagh Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Shean Hill: 4.5 mi
- Cooper's Hill: 4.7 mi
- Knockardagur: 4.9 mi
- Rock of Cashel: 4.9 mi
Artworks
- Saint Mochua's Desk: 6.7 mi
- James Fintan Lalor Sculpture: 8.1 mi
- Peacock: 8.2 mi
- Fragments of Time and Space: 8.3 mi
- Eitilt: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 33
- Heywood Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Timahoe Round Tower: 6.6 mi
- Aghaboe Abbey: 7.0 mi
- Castlecomer Discovery Park: 9.7 mi
- Ballykilcavan Brewing Company: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 20
- Abbey Sense Garden: 0.1 mi
- Abbeyleix Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 1.8 mi
- The King's Garden: 1.8 mi
- Uppercourt Demesne Walled Garden: 13.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum: 5.7 mi
- Timahoe Heritage Centre: 6.6 mi
- Footprints In Coal: 9.7 mi
- Stradbally Steam Museum: 10.7 mi
- Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Lacca: 12.1 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 14.5 mi
- Blackhall bridge picnic area: 16.8 mi
- Carrick Woods: 17.0 mi
- River walk: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock of Foyle: 10.8 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Newpark Marsh Park: 18.0 mi
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 21.4 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Abbeyleix Heritage Centre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arderin | WNW 304° | 527 m | 15.4 mi |
| Baunreaghcong | NNW 329° | 508.195 m | 13.4 mi |
| Ridge of Capard | NNW 334° | 482.088 m | 13.4 mi |
| Castleconor | NW 317° | 407 m | 14.1 mi |
| Clomantagh Hill | SSW 209° | 349 m | 14.0 mi |
| Clogrennan Hill | ESE 117° | 336 m | 15.8 mi |
| Fossy Mountain | ENE 75° | 332 m | 7.6 mi |
| Fossy Hill | ENE 77° | 323 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 21:02 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:41 | 15:09 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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