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Bobbyjo

Bobbyjo from directly overhead

Bobbyjo is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Slieve Bawn stands 316 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Forge, a museum 0.5 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates53.47028, -8.50043

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • St. Brigid's Well: 1.3 mi
  • Cloonoran Well: 2.6 mi
  • Polladirk: 3.5 mi
  • Tobernalunaght: 5.0 mi
  • St Brendan's Well: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 15
  • Mount Mary: 8.2 mi
  • Knockroe: 10.5 mi
  • Fair Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Rook Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Checker Hill: 14.2 mi
Parks: 10
  • Aughrim Park: 13.8 mi
  • Green: 18.2 mi
  • The Walks: 18.9 mi
  • Craughwell AC Athletics Park: 19.2 mi
  • The Long Point: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 8
  • Machnamh: 15.5 mi
  • The Winged Horse: 15.5 mi
  • Bust of Count John McCormack: 23.1 mi
  • River Shannon: 23.3 mi
  • Count John McCormack: 23.4 mi
Museums: 7
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Angling Visitor Conference Center: 12.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bobbyjo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve BawnNE 46°315.6 m24.6 mi
KnockroeWSW 251°168 m10.5 mi
Mount MaryNNE 33°164 m8.2 mi
Redmond HillSE 139°129 m22.6 mi
Sugarloaf HillSE 127°62 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0118:47
June solstice05:0621:0922:07
September equinox07:2018:4919:35
December solstice08:4915:0916:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5098738158

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