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Saint Molagga's Well

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

Saint Molagga's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is A Hug for You, a artwork 0.8 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates52.64815, -7.21870
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
  • Knockanbawn: 2.9 mi
  • Purcell's Kill: 4.7 mi
  • Castle Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Frengh Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Bishop's Hill: 10.0 mi
Parks: 52
  • The Quarry: 0.9 mi
  • Kilkenny Castle Park: 1.1 mi
  • Pococke Park: 1.3 mi
  • Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 1.4 mi
  • Peace Park: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 39
Gardens: 29
Museums: 21
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Castle View: 9.5 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 8.0 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Saint Molagga's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterE 96°794.4 m18.5 mi
Blackstairs MountainESE 111°732.1 m18.6 mi
KnockroeESE 102°538.77 m18.3 mi
SlievebawnE 92°524.8 m17.2 mi
Brandon HillSE 133°515 m14.0 mi
White MountainESE 122°509 m18.5 mi
CarrigroeESE 119°495 m18.5 mi
Bran PoceaghESE 122°489 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5618:42
June solstice05:0621:0121:57
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3915:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Wildlife nearby
  • Rook60 obs
  • Eurasian Blackbird41 obs
  • European Robin39 obs
  • Red Valerian39 obs
  • Wall Pennywort39 obs
  • Ivy-leaved toadflax36 obs
  • Eurasian Jackdaw35 obs
  • White Wagtail25 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 way/1269042894

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