Artwork · Ireland
Butterflies
Butterflies is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Faces, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2020
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Canvas
How to reach it
Coordinates53.31766, -6.20975
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- The Faces: 0.1 mi
- Jellyfish: 0.5 mi
- Aquaduct: 0.8 mi
- Noah’s Egg: 0.8 mi
- Newman's razor: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- 1916 Rising: 0.6 mi
- Arkle: 0.8 mi
- A Gift from the United Mexican States to Ireland: 0.8 mi
- Patrick Pearse: 0.8 mi
- The Arthur Morrison Monument: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Cluanóg: 0.8 mi
- Donnybrook Buzz Shelter: 1.0 mi
- Bulldog's Field: 1.3 mi
- The Biblical Garden: 1.5 mi
- Trinity College Dublin Botanical Gardens: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Belfield Woods: 0.9 mi
- Booterstown Park: 0.9 mi
- Belfield Woods: 1.0 mi
- Devlin Park: 1.1 mi
- Seán Moore Park: 1.4 mi
Springs
- Saint Broc's Well: 0.9 mi
- Saint John's Well: 4.1 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.2 mi
- Saint James' Well: 4.6 mi
- Well of Gailline: 5.8 mi
Attractions
- Poolbeg Yacht & Boat Club: 1.8 mi
- Lock C2: 1.9 mi
- Hanover Studios: 2.1 mi
- Dublin Port Diving Bell and Visitors Centre: 2.3 mi
- Airfield Farm: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 4.4 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Kilmashogue: 5.2 mi
- Mullins Hill: 5.2 mi
- Killiney Hill: 5.4 mi
Museums: 56
- National Print Museum: 1.6 mi
- Georgian House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Irish Architectural Archive: 2.1 mi
- Lightvessel Kittiwake: 2.3 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Natural History: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 29
- Merrion Strand: 0.2 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 0.8 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 1.2 mi
- Seapoint: 2.5 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 0.6 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 0.7 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 0.9 mi
- The Grove: 1.6 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Hawk Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Lover's Leap: 9.5 mi
- The Shaft: 10.8 mi
- Streaky Slab: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 11.9 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 12.8 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 4.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 16.1 mi
- BBQ Area: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Butterflies. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 208° | 757 m | 10.9 mi |
| Djouce | S 186° | 725.5 m | 13.0 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 218° | 722.9 m | 11.0 mi |
| War Hill | S 188° | 684.8 m | 12.4 mi |
| Carrigvore | SSW 200° | 682.36 m | 13.8 mi |
| Seahan | SW 226° | 647.3 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 192° | 642 m | 11.1 mi |
| White Hill | S 185° | 631.1 m | 13.8 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 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| 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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