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Butterflies

Butterflies from directly overhead

Butterflies is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Cloghernagh stands 800 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilmacurragh Arboretum, a garden 1.3 miles away.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates52.92319, -6.11982

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Collon Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Carrick Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Ballinastraw: 4.6 mi
  • Barranisky: 5.2 mi
  • Bride's Hill: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Blackbird of Avondale: 4.7 mi
  • Black Stack: 5.2 mi
  • Chrysalis: 7.0 mi
  • Wound: 7.2 mi
  • Panorama: 7.3 mi
Parks: 43
  • Cullen Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Parnell National Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Abbey Ground: 5.0 mi
  • Ashford Park: 6.3 mi
  • Woodenbridge World War One Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
Springs: 36
Attractions: 30
Beaches: 25
Cliffs: 21
  • Barnbawn: 4.8 mi
  • Dwyer's Rock: 10.3 mi
  • Glendalough Crags: 12.6 mi
  • Glanmalure North Crag: 12.6 mi
  • Baravore Valley Lower: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Kilmacurragh Arboretum: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Usher Gardens: 5.9 mi
  • Ballyraine Garden Centre: 8.6 mi
  • Darraghville / Convent lower walled garden: 13.2 mi
  • GCC Garden: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Waterfalls: 10
  • Devil's Glen Waterfall: 7.6 mi
  • Trooperstown Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Jackson's Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Coolalingo: 9.9 mi
  • Poulanass Waterfall: 10.9 mi
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Butterflies. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CloghernaghWNW 284°800 m13.2 mi
CorrigasleggaunW 281°794.6 m13.6 mi
CarrawaystickW 279°728 m12.4 mi
CamaderryWNW 302°698.6 m13.1 mi
Camaderry South East TopWNW 301°677.3 m12.4 mi
CroaghanmoiraW 268°662.331 m10.3 mi
MullacorWNW 292°660.7 m11.4 mi
LugduffWNW 294°653.163 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5218:37
June solstice04:5920:5721:54
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3615:0416:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6327357582

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