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Saint David's Well

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

Saint David's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint David, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

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Coordinates52.41018, -6.53126
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Saint David: 0.0 mi
  • Cuchullainn: 3.8 mi
  • Giraffe: 4.3 mi
  • Elephant: 4.3 mi
  • The Gods of Wet Places: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Springs
  • Holy Well: 2.1 mi
  • St. Mary's Well: 2.4 mi
  • Toberakilleen: 2.7 mi
  • St. Laurence's Well: 2.9 mi
  • Saint Bridget's Well: 3.1 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 36
  • Ballinesker Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Rosslare Strand Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Tinnaberna Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Morriscastle Beach: 14.1 mi
  • The White Hole Beach: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 31
Parks: 23
  • The Square: 3.8 mi
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 4.3 mi
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 5.4 mi
  • The Rocks: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 18
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 19.4 mi
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Saint David's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNW 324°794.4 m17.8 mi
Blackstairs MountainNW 310°732.1 m15.0 mi
Moats of CraanNNW 327°656.5 m17.3 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW 330°599.6 m16.5 mi
KnockroeNW 319°538.77 m16.7 mi
SlievebawnNW 324°524.8 m19.7 mi
Brandon HillWNW 290°515 m19.9 mi
White MountainWNW 297°509 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5418:39
June solstice05:0420:5721:53
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3515:1116:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Wildlife nearby
  • marsh marigold2 obs
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull1 obs
  • Rook1 obs
  • Himalayan balsam1 obs
  • Jelly Ear1 obs
  • Cinnabar moth1 obs
  • Summer snowflake1 obs
  • Dog-rose1 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/9026858748

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