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Cactus Provisoire

Cactus Provisoire from directly overhead

Cactus Provisoire is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Book of Kells, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
steel

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

How to reach it

Coordinates53.34361, -6.25706

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Hall of Honour: 0.0 mi
  • Arthur Charles Smith Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Comhlucht na hÉireann um Árachas cpt: 0.1 mi
  • Henry Grattan: 0.1 mi
  • Dublin Millennium: 0.1 mi
Gardens
  • Provost's Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Chemistry Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Physiology Square: 0.2 mi
  • Botany Square: 0.2 mi
Parks
Springs
Peaks
Museums: 55
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Toni's: 2.4 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.5 mi
  • BBQ Area: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Cactus Provisoire. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 195°757 m11.8 mi
SeefinganSSW 205°722.9 m11.5 mi
War HillS 179°684.8 m14.1 mi
SeahanSSW 211°647.3 m10.2 mi
TonduffS 182°642 m12.6 mi
SeefinSSW 208°620.6 m12.3 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 207°617.1 m10.1 mi
Tonduff East TopS 179°593 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5721:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2648528102

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