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Poulaphuca Waterfall

Poulaphuca Waterfall, seen from above at true elevation

Poulaphuca Waterfall is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the east, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Height
20 m
Width
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates53.11866, -6.58691
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
  • Cupid: 1.8 mi
  • Fish Art: 6.4 mi
  • Cow Art: 6.5 mi
  • Spear: 6.8 mi
  • Siren: 7.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Rathbally House: 1.8 mi
  • Saint Kevin's Cave: 2.1 mi
  • Marlfields House: 2.4 mi
  • Burgage Castle: 3.1 mi
  • Land Grabber Memorial: 3.6 mi
Gardens
  • Russborough Walled Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Camphill: 6.6 mi
  • Camphill: 6.6 mi
  • June Blake's Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Hunting Brook: 8.1 mi
Springs
  • St. John's Well: 2.1 mi
  • Brides Well: 4.3 mi
  • Saint Patricks Well: 4.3 mi
  • Troman Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Well: 6.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Avon Arena: 3.6 mi
  • Peter Finnegan Park: 4.0 mi
  • Fair Green: 6.3 mi
  • Riverside walk: 6.4 mi
  • Hillside: 6.4 mi
Museums
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 21
  • Baravore Valley Lower: 10.9 mi
  • Abseil: 11.0 mi
  • Abseil: 11.0 mi
  • Great Gully Ridge: 11.0 mi
  • Glendalough Crags: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 16
Waterfalls: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Poplar Square: 7.6 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 9.6 mi
  • Toni's: 19.0 mi
  • Moore Abbey Wood: 19.2 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Poulaphuca Waterfall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghcleevaunE 98°846.681 m7.5 mi
TonelageeESE 118°815.8 m9.6 mi
Mullaghcleevaun East TopE 99°795.91 m8.5 mi
CamenabologueSSE 150°758 m9.1 mi
ConavallaSE 142°734 m9.1 mi
SeefinganENE 60°722.9 m10.2 mi
Duff HillE 92°720.78 m9.1 mi
GravaleE 88°719.004 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:39
June solstice05:0021:0021:58
September equinox07:1218:4219:28
December solstice08:3915:0516:11

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8768512522

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