Spring · Ireland
St. Patrick's Well
St. Patrick's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Mount Oriel stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Slane Abbey Cross, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
How to reach it
Coordinates53.71727, -6.54321
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Slane Abbey Cross: 0.0 mi
- Riverview: 0.8 mi
- Slane Castle: 0.9 mi
- Fennor Castle: 1.2 mi
- St. Mary's Church: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Hill of Slane: 0.0 mi
- Slieve Breagh: 3.8 mi
- Hurcle Hill: 3.8 mi
- Simpson's Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Mullagha Hill: 4.6 mi
Springs
- Lady's Well: 0.7 mi
- Tober Patrick: 3.1 mi
- St. Bernard's Well: 4.0 mi
- Toberdillen: 4.9 mi
- Tober na Solais: 6.1 mi
Parks
- Slane Castle: 0.8 mi
- Wilkinstown Amenity Park: 6.8 mi
- Doughty's Wilkinstown Park Beo Greenway Services Hub: 7.1 mi
- Andy Brennan Park: 7.2 mi
- Blackwater Park: 7.3 mi
Artworks
- Slí na hOibre: 10.9 mi
- Saint Joseph: 11.7 mi
- Voyager: 12.8 mi
- Jesus: 13.3 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 56
- Knowth Timber Circle: 2.4 mi
- Newgrange: 3.2 mi
- Boyne Currach Centre: 3.9 mi
- Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access: 4.3 mi
- Elizabeth Drummond Tower: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 24
- The Princess Grace Rose Garden: 7.5 mi
- Secret Garden: 8.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.2 mi
- Parnell Garden: 13.6 mi
- Fingal Allotments: 13.9 mi
Museums: 11
- Irish Military Museum And Park: 4.4 mi
- Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre: 4.9 mi
- Millmount Museum: 7.9 mi
- Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum: 15.0 mi
- Balrothery Heritage Centre: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Port Oriel: 14.2 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 17.3 mi
- BBQ Area: 18.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- The Bush: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 6
- North Beach: 20.1 mi
- South Beach: 20.6 mi
- Portrane Beach: 23.6 mi
- Tower Bay Beach: 24.1 mi
- Donabate Beach: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Native Woodland Trust: Girley Bog Reserve: 16.1 mi
- Wavin Lakes: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ben Head: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of St. Patrick's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Oriel | NNE 13° | 303.7 m | 5.2 mi |
| Slieve Breagh | NNW 332° | 225 m | 3.8 mi |
| Black Hill | NNE 33° | 209 m | 5.4 mi |
| Ughtyneill | WNW 299° | 204 m | 14.9 mi |
| Laragh | NW 314° | 182 m | 18.4 mi |
| Knockbrack | SE 131° | 176 m | 15.4 mi |
| Simpson's Mountain | NW 306° | 170 m | 4.4 mi |
| Rantavan | WNW 289° | 161 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 21:03 | 22:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:42 | 14:59 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Azure Damselfly22 obs
- Ivy-leaved toadflax15 obs
- Striped Swamp Fly11 obs
- European beech9 obs
- Bumble Bee Hover Fly8 obs
- Large Red Damselfly7 obs
- Early Bumble Bee7 obs
- Variable Bluet7 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.
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