Artwork · Ireland
A Sporting Chance
A Sporting Chance is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Casino at Marino, a attraction 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Canvas
How to reach it
Coordinates53.37210, -6.22284
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Casino at Marino: 0.2 mi
- Kellogg's Skyline Tour: 1.4 mi
- Crane 292: 1.5 mi
- Large Dublin lettering: 1.7 mi
- The Convention Centre Dublin: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- Donneycarney Lives: 0.3 mi
- Donneycarney Lives: 0.3 mi
- Leo Rowsome: 0.4 mi
- Bee Happy: 0.4 mi
- 3 Wise Foxes: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Thorndale Park: 0.5 mi
- Mayfield Park: 0.5 mi
- Bram Stoker Park: 0.6 mi
- Rockfield Park: 0.6 mi
- Pinebrook Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- BiaHero Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Mud Island Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- DCU Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
- The Mall: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- St John the Baptist: 0.8 mi
- Seán Russell Memorial Statue: 0.9 mi
- Clontarf War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- East Point: 1.0 mi
- Ballybough Burial Plot: 1.1 mi
Springs
- Saint John's Well: 1.2 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 1.5 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 3.3 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 3.5 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Shielmartin Hill: 5.7 mi
- Ben of Howth: 6.3 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 7.9 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 8.6 mi
- Kilmashogue: 8.6 mi
Museums: 55
- Gaelic Athletic Association Museum: 1.4 mi
- The Redbrick Substation: 1.5 mi
- Lightvessel Kittiwake: 1.5 mi
- EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: 1.9 mi
- Jeanie Johnston: 2.0 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 2.6 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 3.0 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 3.2 mi
- Merrion Strand: 3.9 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- The Grove: 3.2 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 3.5 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 4.3 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Hawk Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Lover's Leap: 13.3 mi
- The Shaft: 14.4 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 4.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.5 mi
- BBQ Area: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of A Sporting Chance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 199° | 757 m | 14.1 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 207° | 722.9 m | 13.9 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 212° | 647.3 m | 12.6 mi |
| Tonduff | S 187° | 642 m | 14.7 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 209° | 620.6 m | 14.7 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 209° | 617.1 m | 12.5 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 185° | 593 m | 15.0 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | SSW 195° | 585.094 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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