Spring · Ireland
Saint John's Well
Saint John's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 387 m. The Paps East stands 694 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mushera, a peak 0.4 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 23 miles off.
One of three Holy Wells named St. Johns Well, on Musheramore, this one on the R2758
How to reach it
Coordinates52.02593, -8.95584
- 22.6 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 26.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Torc Mountain · 24 mi
- Meeting of the waters · 25 mi
- The Priests Leap · 27 mi
- Timoleague View · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mushera: 0.4 mi
- Seefin: 1.0 mi
- Musheramore: 1.3 mi
- Seefin East Top: 1.9 mi
- Glucknanuff: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Stone pile: 1.3 mi
- Sean Riobaird O'Suilleabháin: 1.4 mi
- Paddy Mulcahey 2009: 1.7 mi
- Standing Stone ? At J Well: 1.7 mi
- Lime Kiln Aubane: 2.3 mi
Springs
- St Johns Well: 1.3 mi
- Saint John's Well: 1.5 mi
- Tubrid Well: 5.9 mi
- Toberverg: 6.3 mi
- Inghean Bhuidhe's Well: 6.7 mi
Parks
- Banteer Park and GAA Club: 7.4 mi
- Kanturk Castle Grounds: 9.8 mi
- Greenane Park: 10.6 mi
- O'Brien Street Park: 10.7 mi
- Coachford Greenway (Entrance): 11.5 mi
Artworks: 52
- Tiny Feet Zoo / Farm: 8.2 mi
- Jumping Cat: 8.3 mi
- Bronze Age Girl: 8.8 mi
- The Village Forge: 9.7 mi
- Lombardstown Mural: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 23
- Bealick Mill: 8.4 mi
- Fern Garden: 17.5 mi
- Stone of Eloquence: 17.7 mi
- Guard Tower: 17.7 mi
- The Rock Close: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 15
- Mallow Castle House: 15.4 mi
- Water Garden: 16.3 mi
- Raised Beds: 16.3 mi
- Poison Garden: 17.7 mi
- The Square: 17.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Millstreet Museum & Tourist Information Centre: 5.3 mi
- Independence Museum: 13.1 mi
- Lifetime Lab: 21.0 mi
- Cork City Gaol: 21.3 mi
- West Cork Heritage Centre: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Kilmurry Woods: 13.0 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 18.7 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 19.2 mi
- Three Counties: 21.8 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Clonavrick Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Lover' Leap: 16.0 mi
- Lover's Leap: 16.1 mi
- Caoinkeen: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 12.3 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 18.7 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 20.5 mi
- Arboretum: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 8.4 mi
- Power’s Bridge: 22.7 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- 2018 Drought Shoreline end: 13.8 mi
- Stone Beach: 18.5 mi
- McRose Beach: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Saint John's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Paps East | W 267° | 694 m | 13.1 mi |
| The Paps West | W 267° | 690 m | 13.6 mi |
| Caherbarnagh | W 272° | 681 m | 9.5 mi |
| Caherbarnagh NW Top | W 274° | 668 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mullaghanish | WSW 250° | 649 m | 8.5 mi |
| Musheramore | SW 228° | 642.7 m | 1.3 mi |
| Knocknabro West Top | W 266° | 592 m | 11.8 mi |
| Knocknagowan | W 264° | 574 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:04 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 21:05 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 15:23 | 16:27 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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