Artwork · Ireland
Embracing Seals
Embracing Seals is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Two Rock Mountain stands 536 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Floraville, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- limestone
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates53.57878, -6.10647
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Floraville: 0.0 mi
- The Kybe: 0.2 mi
- Ballast pit: 0.6 mi
- Barnageeragh Road Field: 1.2 mi
- Charlie Moore Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- Na Sceiri: 0.1 mi
- Oystercatchers: 0.1 mi
- National Tidy Towns Sculpture: 0.5 mi
- Loughshinny: 2.2 mi
- Mercyful: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Hamilton Obelisk: 0.1 mi
- The Pole Sea Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Percy French: 0.5 mi
- Skerries Rock: 0.6 mi
- Skerries: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Skerries Mills: 0.3 mi
- St. Patrick's Footprint: 0.4 mi
- Percy French Memorial Bench: 0.5 mi
- Lusk Round Tower: 4.4 mi
- Newbridge House: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- The Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.3 mi
- Fingal Allotments: 8.5 mi
- Emmaus Retreat and Conference Centre: 8.5 mi
- Broadmeadow Community Garden: 8.9 mi
Museums: 55
- Balrothery Heritage Centre: 3.5 mi
- Casino Model Railway Museum: 9.1 mi
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 9.5 mi
- National Transport Museum: 13.3 mi
- Millmount Museum: 13.5 mi
Springs: 53
- Lady Well: 2.0 mi
- St. Catherine's Well: 2.9 mi
- Lady Well: 4.0 mi
- Clonard Spring: 4.9 mi
- Lady Well: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 34
- Man O'War Hill: 3.2 mi
- Knockbrack: 6.3 mi
- Hollywood Great: 6.5 mi
- Knockbane: 7.0 mi
- Heath Hill: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 22
- North Beach: 0.3 mi
- South Beach: 0.3 mi
- Portrane Beach: 5.8 mi
- Tower Bay Beach: 6.2 mi
- Lambay Harbour: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Wavin Lakes: 3.9 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 14.0 mi
- The Grove: 18.2 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 18.9 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- BBQ Area: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Port Oriel: 15.8 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.2 mi
- Toni's: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Ben Head: 7.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 21.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Embracing Seals. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rock Mountain | SSW 194° | 536 m | 24.2 mi |
| Tibradden Mountain | SSW 197° | 466.2 m | 24.6 mi |
| Three Rock Mountain | SSW 193° | 444 m | 23.5 mi |
| Kilmashogue | SSW 196° | 408 m | 23.6 mi |
| Montpelier Hill | SSW 202° | 383 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Oriel | NW 311° | 303.7 m | 22.2 mi |
| Slieve Breagh | WNW 304° | 225 m | 23.5 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 313° | 209 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 21:00 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 14:58 | 16:07 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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