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Saint Catherine's Well

Saint Catherine's Well, seen from above at true elevation

Saint Catherine's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Blackstairs Mountain stands 732 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Davin's Well, a spring 0.9 miles away. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates52.27979, -6.51999
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Saint Davin's Well: 0.9 mi
  • Saint Martin's Well: 1.5 mi
  • Gardamus Well: 1.8 mi
  • Saint Fintan's Well: 2.3 mi
  • Saint Mannan's Well: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 50
  • William Lamport: 4.5 mi
  • The Gods of Wet Places: 4.7 mi
  • Through Water and Fire: 4.7 mi
  • Put the needle on the record: 4.7 mi
  • Fr. James Roche: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 43
  • Skeater Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Carrickatinna Rock: 2.9 mi
  • Carrickadee: 3.1 mi
  • Forth Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Clorane: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 34
Attractions: 31
Parks: 28
  • The Rocks: 4.3 mi
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 4.7 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 4.8 mi
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
  • The Square: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 16
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Catherine's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackstairs MountainNNW 327°732.1 m22.2 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW 340°599.6 m24.9 mi
KnockroeNNW 332°538.77 m24.4 mi
Brandon HillNW 310°515 m24.9 mi
White MountainNW 319°509 m20.8 mi
CarrigroeNW 322°495 m21.2 mi
Bran PoceaghNW 319°489 m20.8 mi
CarrigalachanNW 323°463 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5418:39
June solstice05:0520:5721:52
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3415:1216:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Wildlife nearby
  • Little Grebe20 obs
  • Mute Swan15 obs
  • Common Chaffinch12 obs
  • Eurasian Jackdaw10 obs
  • Mallard9 obs
  • Blue-tailed Damselfly8 obs
  • Common Blue Damselfly8 obs
  • Rock Pigeon7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3157179336

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