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St. Bernard's Well

St. Bernard's Well, seen from above at true elevation

St. Bernard's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Mount Oriel stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access, a attraction 0.6 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.70290, -6.44851

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Springs
  • St Patrick's Well: 3.1 mi
  • Tober na Solais: 3.6 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 4.0 mi
  • Lady's Well: 4.4 mi
  • St Kienan's Well: 4.7 mi
Peaks
  • Hurcle Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Hill of Slane: 4.0 mi
  • Barabona: 5.1 mi
  • Black Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Mount Oriel: 6.6 mi
Parks
  • Saint Dominicks Park: 3.7 mi
  • Brookville Park: 4.5 mi
  • The Ring: 4.5 mi
  • Slane Castle: 4.6 mi
  • Dalgan Park: 9.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 38
Museums: 11
Beaches: 8
  • North Beach: 16.2 mi
  • South Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Portrane Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Tower Bay Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Donabate Beach: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Port Oriel: 11.3 mi
  • BBQ Area: 14.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 16.4 mi
  • The Bush: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Ben Head: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of St. Bernard's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OrielNNW 336°303.7 m6.6 mi
Slieve BreaghNW 308°225 m7.2 mi
Black HillN 351°209 m5.5 mi
UghtyneillWNW 296°204 m18.8 mi
LaraghNW 309°182 m22.0 mi
KnockbrackSE 139°176 m11.9 mi
Simpson's MountainWNW 296°170 m8.3 mi
RantavanWNW 289°161 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5218:39
June solstice04:5621:0222:01
September equinox07:1218:4119:27
December solstice08:4214:5916:07

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

  • European Robin67 obs
  • Common Chaffinch24 obs
  • Banded Demoiselle17 obs
  • Primrose14 obs
  • Bank Swallow13 obs
  • Rook11 obs
  • Azure Damselfly11 obs
  • Small Tortoiseshell11 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/10592403405

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