Spring · Ireland
St Abban's Well
St Abban's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Keadeen Mountain stands 653 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Coolhenry Well, a spring 2.2 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.89012, -7.02548
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Coolhenry Well: 2.2 mi
- Toberternoge: 2.9 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 3.6 mi
- Dowling's Well: 3.9 mi
- Tobernacrow: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Killabban Church (ruins): 2.8 mi
- Site of Rathaspick Church (C of I): 3.3 mi
- Ballylynan Windmill (ruins): 3.6 mi
- Barrowhouse Ambush: 3.9 mi
- Kilmorony House (ruins): 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Turra Hill: 3.0 mi
- Jake's Hill: 5.1 mi
- Clogrennan Hill: 5.3 mi
- Mullaghreelan: 7.1 mi
- Fossy Mountain: 7.1 mi
Parks
- Killeshin Waterworks Amenity Park: 3.3 mi
- Wynne Park: 3.7 mi
- Carlow Town Park: 5.2 mi
- Heatherfield Court Garden: 5.4 mi
- Hanover Park: 5.6 mi
Artworks
- Sky Rivers “Homage to Tyndall”: 5.1 mi
- The Liberty Tree: 5.5 mi
- Ave Maria: 5.5 mi
- Ceatharloch: 5.6 mi
- Kingfisher: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 38
- Delta Sensory Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Franciscan Friary: 8.0 mi
- Castledermot Round Tower: 8.1 mi
- Timahoe Round Tower: 8.9 mi
- Duckett's Grove: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 23
- An Gháirdín Beo: 5.4 mi
- An Gháirdín Beo: 5.4 mi
- New Oak Estate Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.3 mi
- Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens: 9.2 mi
Museums: 20
- Carlow Military Museum: 5.2 mi
- Carlow County Museum: 5.5 mi
- Town Hall: 7.2 mi
- Shackleton Museum: 7.2 mi
- Timahoe Heritage Centre: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Moore Abbey Wood: 16.6 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 16.7 mi
- Carrick Woods: 18.8 mi
- Blackhall bridge picnic area: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- North Prison: 23.7 mi
- South Prison: 24.0 mi
- Goat Bench: 24.1 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 24.9 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Newpark Marsh Park: 18.1 mi
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 21.6 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 22.0 mi
- Community Orchard: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock of Foyle: 10.0 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 23.9 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of St Abban's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keadeen Mountain | ENE 77° | 653 m | 19.0 mi |
| Carrig Mountain | E 80° | 571 m | 19.0 mi |
| Croaghaun | SE 145° | 455.5 m | 19.0 mi |
| Spinans Hill | ENE 72° | 409 m | 17.2 mi |
| Spinans Hill SE Top | ENE 73° | 400 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cloghnagaune | ENE 77° | 385 m | 17.1 mi |
| Baltinglass Hill | ENE 74° | 382 m | 14.8 mi |
| Ballyhook Hill | ENE 63° | 340.3 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 21:01 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:08 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- garlic mustard1 obs
- Common Marble1 obs
- Potato Mirid1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
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