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Saint Michael's Well

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

Saint Michael's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunter Monk, a artwork 0.2 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.53233, -6.95452

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
Parks
  • Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 5.9 mi
  • Cois Bearbha: 6.8 mi
  • Goresbridge Community Park: 7.0 mi
  • Jerpoint Park: 8.8 mi
  • Library Park: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 59
Gardens: 29
Museums: 25
Beaches: 12
  • Arthurstown Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Duncannon: 21.6 mi
  • Raheen Strand: 22.0 mi
  • Dromina Strand: 22.6 mi
  • Booley Bay Beach: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Castle View: 7.2 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.4 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.4 mi
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Saint Michael's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNE 51°794.4 m9.4 mi
Blackstairs MountainE 79°732.1 m6.4 mi
Moats of CraanNE 54°656.5 m10.4 mi
Black Rock MountainENE 58°599.6 m11.2 mi
KnockroeENE 59°538.77 m8.0 mi
SlievebawnNE 40°524.8 m9.6 mi
Brandon HillSSW 208°515 m1.8 mi
White MountainESE 111°509 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5518:41
June solstice05:0520:5921:55
September equinox07:1418:4419:29
December solstice08:3715:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

  • Himalayan balsam3 obs
  • Banded Demoiselle2 obs
  • hemp agrimony2 obs
  • purple loosestrife2 obs
  • Dock Bug2 obs
  • common alder2 obs
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker1 obs
  • European Common Frog1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8513589144

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