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Dog Days

Dog Days from directly overhead

Dog Days is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Fourth Battalion Dublin Brigade, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
2017

What to expect

Operated by
Dublin Canvas

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.32631, -6.27791

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Fourth Battalion Dublin Brigade: 0.0 mi
  • Robert Emmet: 0.2 mi
  • Sir William Rowan Hamilton: 0.2 mi
  • Arthur Guinness the Second: 0.3 mi
  • Lafcadio Hearn: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Harold's Cross Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mount Argus Park: 0.6 mi
  • Eamonn Ceannt Park: 0.6 mi
  • Oscar Square: 0.7 mi
  • Belgrave Square: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • The Kingfisher Project: 0.8 mi
  • Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Visual Culture Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Trinity College Dublin Botanical Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Provost's Garden: 1.4 mi
Springs
Peaks
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Toni's: 1.8 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.4 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Poplar Square: 17.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Dog Days. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 192°757 m10.5 mi
SeefinganSSW 203°722.9 m10.1 mi
War HillS 176°684.8 m12.9 mi
SeahanSSW 210°647.3 m8.7 mi
TonduffS 178°642 m11.4 mi
SeefinSSW 206°620.6 m10.8 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 206°617.1 m8.6 mi
Tonduff East TopS 175°593 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5821:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7910105148

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