Artwork · Ireland
Bacon
Bacon is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is An Spéirbhean, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Canvas
How to reach it
Coordinates53.33759, -6.25126
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- An Spéirbhean: 0.1 mi
- City Wildlife: 0.1 mi
- The Sheares Brother: 0.1 mi
- Good Morning Mr Magpie: 0.1 mi
- The Victims: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Rock 'N' Stroll Trail: 0.1 mi
- Statue of Surgeon-Major Parke: 0.2 mi
- Bernardo O'Higgins: 0.2 mi
- Henry Grattan: 0.2 mi
- Wolfe Tone: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Fitzwilliam Square: 0.1 mi
- Merrion Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Wilton Park: 0.3 mi
- Iveagh Gardens: 0.4 mi
- St. Mary's Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- The Giant's Garden: 0.2 mi
- National Library of Ireland: 0.3 mi
- Sweny's Pharmacy: 0.3 mi
- Royal Irish Academy: 0.3 mi
- Lock C2: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Chemistry Garden: 0.4 mi
- Physiology Square: 0.4 mi
- Botany Square: 0.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Provost's Garden: 0.5 mi
Springs
- Saint Broc's Well: 1.3 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 2.3 mi
- Saint John's Well: 2.3 mi
- Rag Well: 5.6 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 5.4 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.0 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 6.8 mi
- Two Rock Mountain: 6.8 mi
Museums: 55
- Georgian House Museum: 0.1 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Natural History: 0.2 mi
- Irish Architectural Archive: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street: 0.2 mi
- The Little Museum of Dublin: 0.3 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 1.6 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 1.9 mi
- Merrion Strand: 2.4 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 4.7 mi
- Seapoint: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- The Grove: 0.7 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 2.8 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 2.9 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.1 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Lover's Leap: 11.3 mi
- The Shaft: 12.9 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.2 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Toni's: 2.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.9 mi
- BBQ Area: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Bacon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 197° | 757 m | 11.5 mi |
| Djouce | S 178° | 725.5 m | 14.3 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 207° | 722.9 m | 11.2 mi |
| War Hill | S 180° | 684.8 m | 13.7 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 213° | 647.3 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tonduff | S 183° | 642 m | 12.2 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 210° | 620.6 m | 12.0 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 210° | 617.1 m | 9.8 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 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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