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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 18 m. Blackstairs Mountain stands 732 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Catherine's Chapel, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.24763, -6.48644

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Saint Catherine's Chapel: 0.1 mi
  • Church Ruins: 0.8 mi
  • Roman Catholic Church: 0.8 mi
  • Castle: 0.9 mi
  • Windmill: 0.9 mi
Springs
Artworks: 46
Peaks: 37
  • Skeater Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Carrickatinna Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Clorane: 5.7 mi
  • Raven Rock: 5.7 mi
  • Carrickadee: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 32
Attractions: 27
Parks: 18
  • The Rocks: 5.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 6.5 mi
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 15
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 22.9 mi

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 m24.8 mi
White MountainNW 320°509 m23.4 mi
CarrigroeNW 322°495 m23.8 mi
Bran PoceaghNW 320°489 m23.4 mi
CarrigalachanNW 323°463 m24.5 mi
SlievebaunNW 326°444 m23.7 mi
Ballycronigan RockNW 319°443 m23.3 mi
SlievecoiltiaWNW 289°322.2 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5418:39
June solstice05:0520:5621:52
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3415:1216:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

  • Eurasian Collared-Dove1 obs
  • Black-tailed Godwit1 obs
  • Eurasian Bullfinch1 obs
  • Common Cockchafer1 obs
  • Creeping buttercup1 obs
  • Germander Speedwell1 obs
  • catchweed bedstraw1 obs
  • Lawn daisy1 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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OpenStreetMap element node/2780274931

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