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Seefingan

Seefingan, a peak in Ireland
Seefingan, a peak in IrelandColin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0

Seefingan rises to 723 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the south-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Seefin, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Seefingan often spelt Seafingan (Irish: Suí Fingain meaning Fingan's Seat) is a mountain that straddles two county boundaries from its summit in Wicklow eastwards down into South Dublin, in Ireland. There are extensive views from the summit and there is a large megalithic cairn nearby.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3477671, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
722.9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.19247, -6.37462

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Coronation Plantation Monument: 2.6 mi
  • Saint Ann's Graveyard: 2.9 mi
  • Saint Santans Church: 2.9 mi
  • Noel Lemass Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • La Touche's Lodge: 3.5 mi
Springs
  • Saint Ann's Well: 3.0 mi
  • Source of Glencree River: 3.7 mi
  • St. Bridget's Well: 4.1 mi
  • St. Kevin's Well: 4.1 mi
  • Source of River Liffey: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation: 3.4 mi
  • Glencree German War Cemetery: 3.4 mi
  • Tibradden House: 5.7 mi
  • Waterfall viewing point: 5.9 mi
  • Fairy Tree Home: 7.1 mi
Gardens
  • June Blake's Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Hunting Brook: 5.0 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Bee Kind: 6.5 mi
  • Tree of Hope: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Slade Valley MTB: 5.6 mi
  • Sean Walsh Park: 5.7 mi
  • Ballycragh Park: 5.8 mi
  • Killinarden Park: 5.8 mi
  • Kiltalown Park: 5.9 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 30
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Toni's: 10.5 mi
  • Poplar Square: 12.0 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 12.6 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 17.4 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Seefingan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghcleevaunSSW 192°846.681 m6.3 mi
Mullaghcleevaun East TopS 183°795.91 m6.4 mi
KippureESE 119°757 m2.0 mi
DjouceSE 127°725.5 m7.0 mi
Duff HillS 177°720.78 m5.4 mi
GravaleSSE 168°719.004 m4.8 mi
MoanbaneSSW 209°703 m7.1 mi
SilseanSSW 211°698 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5921:0021:57
September equinox07:1218:4119:27
December solstice08:3915:0316:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332372583

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