Artwork · Ireland
Brighten a Dark Day
Brighten a Dark Day is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is I'll be the wings that keep your heart in the clouds, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Canvas
How to reach it
Coordinates53.31213, -6.28272
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- I'll be the wings that keep your heart in the clouds: 0.1 mi
- Mime in the box: 0.2 mi
- Illuminated Dreams: 0.2 mi
- With Joyce: 0.2 mi
- Rove Beetle: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Eaton Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Brighton Square: 0.3 mi
- Herzog Park: 0.3 mi
- Neagh Road Playground: 0.4 mi
- Sunshine Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Birthplace of James Joyce: 0.2 mi
- Arthur Guinness the Second: 0.8 mi
- Éamonn Ceannt: 0.8 mi
- Sir William Rowan Hamilton: 0.9 mi
- Shell House: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- The Kingfisher Project: 0.7 mi
- Trinity College Dublin Botanical Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- St Enda's Park Walled Garden: 2.0 mi
- Donnybrook Buzz Shelter: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- The MART Gallery: 1.1 mi
- Teeling Whiskey Company: 1.8 mi
- Marsh's Library: 1.9 mi
- Saint Patrick's Cathedral: 2.0 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 2.0 mi
Springs
- Saint Broc's Well: 2.4 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.1 mi
- Saint John's Well: 4.3 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 4.7 mi
- Saint James' Well: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 3.8 mi
- Kilmashogue: 4.3 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 4.6 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 4.9 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 4.9 mi
Museums: 56
- Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre: 1.0 mi
- Irish Jewish Museum: 1.4 mi
- Museum of Literature Ireland: 1.9 mi
- Pearse Museum: 2.0 mi
- The Little Museum of Dublin: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 29
- Merrion Strand: 3.3 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 3.3 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 3.3 mi
- Seapoint: 5.2 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- The Grove: 1.9 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 2.8 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.5 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Hawk Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Lover's Leap: 10.3 mi
- The Shaft: 12.4 mi
- Streaky Slab: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.1 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 11.8 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 18.4 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Toni's: 2.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Poplar Square: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Brighten a Dark Day. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 192° | 757 m | 9.5 mi |
| Djouce | S 172° | 725.5 m | 12.6 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 205° | 722.9 m | 9.1 mi |
| War Hill | S 174° | 684.8 m | 12.0 mi |
| Carrigvore | S 188° | 682.36 m | 12.7 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 212° | 647.3 m | 7.8 mi |
| Tonduff | S 177° | 642 m | 10.4 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 208° | 620.6 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 | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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