Spring · Ireland
Tobar Álainn
Tobar Álainn is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Kilclooney Mountain stands 792 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is St Thomas' Well, a spring 0.2 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates52.32124, -7.27391
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- St Thomas' Well: 0.2 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 0.6 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 0.9 mi
- Toberaghcanice: 1.2 mi
- Tubbrid Holy Well: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Grange Castle: 0.6 mi
- Sinnott's Cross Monument: 1.0 mi
- Fiddown Bridge: 1.8 mi
- Caldbeck Memorial Fountain: 3.0 mi
- Tannery Ruins: 3.1 mi
Artworks
- MoDomnoc: 2.1 mi
- Last Journey: 7.6 mi
- [untitled]: 7.9 mi
- Same but Different: 7.9 mi
- SS Port Lairge propellor: 7.9 mi
Peaks
- Tower Hill: 3.2 mi
- Donnell's Hill: 4.4 mi
- Lahardan Hill: 4.5 mi
- Carrigfenoagh: 4.9 mi
- Carricktriss Gorse: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 55
- Waterford & Suir Valley Railway: 5.3 mi
- Fairbrook House: 5.6 mi
- Ormonde Castle: 5.9 mi
- Mount Congreve mansion house: 6.0 mi
- Mount Congreve Gardens: 6.1 mi
Parks: 54
- Pil River Park: 2.9 mi
- Castle Park: 5.9 mi
- The Green: 6.1 mi
- Ballybricken Green: 7.8 mi
- Ferrybank Pitch and Putt: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 33
- Benvoy Beach: 12.5 mi
- Annestown Beach: 12.6 mi
- Boatstrand Beach: 12.7 mi
- Kilmurrin Cove: 12.7 mi
- Kilfarrasy Beach: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 22
- Top of the City Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Sensory Garden: 8.3 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 10.6 mi
- Kilmokea Gardens: 12.0 mi
- Lafacadio Hearn Gardens: 12.1 mi
Museums: 19
- Portlaw Heritage Centre: 3.0 mi
- Heritage Centre: 6.1 mi
- Irish Wake Museum: 8.2 mi
- Irish Museum of Time: 8.2 mi
- Bishop's Palace Museum: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Fiddown Island: 1.9 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 5.6 mi
- Fenor Bog: 10.9 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 13.1 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Mahon Valley: 13.1 mi
- Mahon Valley: 14.4 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 20.6 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 4.4 mi
- Mahon Falls: 13.1 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Castle View: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Tobar Álainn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilclooney Mountain | WSW 245° | 792 m | 12.3 mi |
| Carrignagower | WSW 251° | 767 m | 12.3 mi |
| Knockanaffrin | W 260° | 755 m | 13.2 mi |
| Curraghduff | WSW 248° | 750.1 m | 12.8 mi |
| Coumfea | WSW 246° | 741.9 m | 13.7 mi |
| Coumfea North Top | WSW 248° | 728.3 m | 13.4 mi |
| Seefin | WSW 242° | 725.592 m | 15.7 mi |
| Knockaunapeebra | WSW 243° | 724.4 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:00 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:14 | 16:18 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Mute Swan1 obs
- orange hawkweed1 obs
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