Spring · Ireland
Mickel's Well
Mickel's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Blackstairs Mountain stands 732 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lady's Well, a spring 0.3 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.56630, -7.24148
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Lady's Well: 0.3 mi
- Ballyda Holy Well: 0.5 mi
- Lacken Well: 2.2 mi
- Saint Dallan's Well: 2.5 mi
- Saint John's Well: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Danesfort Cross: 1.1 mi
- Annamult Castle: 1.6 mi
- Site of tennis club: 2.1 mi
- RIC Barracks: 2.1 mi
- Prior's Tower: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 2.5 mi
- Jerpoint Park: 5.0 mi
- The Quarry: 5.3 mi
- Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 5.7 mi
- Kilkenny Castle Park: 5.7 mi
Artworks
- St Kevin's Head: 3.1 mi
- James Hoban Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Cantwell Fada: 5.2 mi
- A Hug for You: 5.6 mi
- Void Anchored: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Knockanbawn: 7.1 mi
- Bishop's Hill: 8.1 mi
- Saddle Hill: 8.6 mi
- Frengh Hill: 8.6 mi
- Coppanagh: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 47
- Kilree Round Tower: 3.5 mi
- Kilkenny Airsoft: 3.6 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 4.8 mi
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 5.0 mi
- Kilkenny Road Train Tours: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 33
- Walled Garden: 3.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 3.9 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 5.3 mi
- Orchard: 5.4 mi
- Butler House Gardens: 5.7 mi
Museums: 25
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 2.1 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 5.9 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 6.1 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 6.5 mi
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Thomastown Quarry: 4.6 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 6.7 mi
- Fiddown Island: 16.9 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 20.1 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Castle View: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 15.5 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 7.3 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Mickel's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstairs Mountain | E 94° | 732.1 m | 18.3 mi |
| Slievenamon | SW 235° | 720.2 m | 16.5 mi |
| Slievenamon North-West Top | WSW 237° | 564 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sheegouna | SW 235° | 553.5 m | 15.9 mi |
| Brandon Hill | ESE 109° | 515 m | 11.9 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 104° | 509 m | 17.2 mi |
| Knockahunna | WSW 238° | 502.8 m | 15.6 mi |
| Carrigroe | E 100° | 495 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:01 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:12 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Eurasian Blackbird10 obs
- European Robin9 obs
- White Wagtail6 obs
- Barn Swallow4 obs
- Marmalade Hover Fly4 obs
- Hooded Crow4 obs
- Garden Snail4 obs
- Eurasian Magpie4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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