Spring · Ireland
Saint Leonard's Well
Saint Leonard's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Slievenamon stands 720 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pat Walsh, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.50059, -7.29546
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Pat Walsh: 0.1 mi
- Danganmore Castle: 1.0 mi
- Castlehale Castle (ruins): 2.6 mi
- Castle Morres: 2.8 mi
- Famous Horses of Kells: 2.9 mi
Springs
- Toberbride: 1.9 mi
- Saint Brendan's Well: 2.5 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 2.9 mi
- Saint Kieran's Well: 2.9 mi
- Lacken Well: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Kells Recreational & Natural Play Area: 2.7 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 4.4 mi
- Jerpoint Park: 5.7 mi
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- The Quarry: 10.1 mi
Peaks
- Carricknagappul: 4.8 mi
- Chapel Rock: 5.2 mi
- Carricktriss Gorse: 6.1 mi
- Carriganog Hill: 7.0 mi
- Kilmacoliver Hill: 7.3 mi
Artworks
- Holy Trinity Stone: 5.0 mi
- James Hoban Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Slate sculpture: 6.5 mi
- Saint Crispeen: 7.4 mi
- St Kevin's Head: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 49
- Kilree Round Tower: 1.7 mi
- Aghaviller Round Tower: 2.7 mi
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 5.7 mi
- Brawder's Family Blacksmith: 6.1 mi
- Kilkieran Crosses: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 25
- Shrubberies: 2.2 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 2.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.8 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 7.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.0 mi
Museums: 23
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 3.1 mi
- Edmund Rice Heritage Centre: 5.6 mi
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 10.6 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Thomastown Quarry: 6.8 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 11.5 mi
- Fiddown Island: 12.1 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 15.3 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 6
- Arthurstown Beach: 22.9 mi
- Raheen Strand: 24.0 mi
- Dromina Strand: 24.5 mi
- Duncannon: 24.8 mi
- Benvoy Beach: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 8.7 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 8.7 mi
- Mahon Valley: 21.3 mi
- Mahon Valley: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 20.4 mi
- Mahon Falls: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Castle View: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Saint Leonard's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slievenamon | WSW 246° | 720.2 m | 12.3 mi |
| Knocksheegowna | SW 222° | 675.7 m | 18.7 mi |
| Slievenamon North-West Top | WSW 249° | 564 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sheegouna | WSW 248° | 553.5 m | 11.7 mi |
| Brandon Hill | E 87° | 515 m | 13.5 mi |
| Knockahunna | WSW 251° | 502.8 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bran Poceagh | E 89° | 489 m | 18.9 mi |
| Ballycronigan Rock | E 90° | 443 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 21:00 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:13 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
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Where this comes from
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