Spring · Ireland
Saint John's Well
Saint John's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Juliet House, a historic site 0.9 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.53984, -7.19870
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Mount Juliet House: 0.9 mi
- Site of Village Well 1810-1950: 1.2 mi
- Police Barracks 1839: 1.2 mi
- Petty Sessions Courthouse 1839: 1.2 mi
- RIC Barracks: 1.3 mi
Springs
- Ballylinch Well: 1.4 mi
- Saint Kieran's Well: 2.0 mi
- Holy Well: 2.3 mi
- Pyne's Well: 2.5 mi
- Mickel's Well: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Jerpoint Park: 2.5 mi
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 3.2 mi
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 4.5 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 4.9 mi
- The Quarry: 7.3 mi
Artworks
- Cantwell Fada: 3.5 mi
- Ball: 4.5 mi
- Rut: 4.6 mi
- Descending Vessel: 4.6 mi
- St Kevin's Head: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Bishop's Hill: 6.2 mi
- Saddle Hill: 6.3 mi
- Coppanagh: 6.6 mi
- Frengh Hill: 7.0 mi
- Mount Alto: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 47
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 2.4 mi
- Kilree Round Tower: 3.3 mi
- Tullaherin Round Tower: 4.0 mi
- Kilkenny Airsoft: 5.1 mi
- Aghaviller Round Tower: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 26
- Walled Garden: 0.9 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 2.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 3.2 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 5.2 mi
- Shrubberies: 6.5 mi
Museums: 23
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 3.1 mi
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 6.6 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 8.1 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 8.2 mi
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Thomastown Quarry: 2.3 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 8.8 mi
- Fiddown Island: 15.6 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 18.8 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Castle View: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 4
- Arthurstown Beach: 23.0 mi
- Raheen Strand: 24.4 mi
- Duncannon: 24.9 mi
- Dromina Strand: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 12.2 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 17.3 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 9.7 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 9.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Saint John's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | ENE 73° | 794.4 m | 18.4 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | E 88° | 732.1 m | 16.5 mi |
| Slievenamon | WSW 243° | 720.2 m | 17.1 mi |
| Slievenamon North-West Top | WSW 246° | 564 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sheegouna | WSW 244° | 553.5 m | 16.5 mi |
| Knockroe | ENE 78° | 538.77 m | 17.5 mi |
| Slievebawn | ENE 67° | 524.8 m | 17.7 mi |
| Brandon Hill | ESE 102° | 515 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:56 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:00 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:12 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Eurasian Blackbird13 obs
- European Robin13 obs
- Rook9 obs
- White Wagtail7 obs
- Eurasian Magpie7 obs
- Barn Swallow5 obs
- Song Thrush5 obs
- Hooded Crow5 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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