Artwork · Ireland
Famine Family
Famine Family is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Keadeen Mountain stands 653 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Canal Worker, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates52.99782, -6.99535
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Woodstock Castle: 0.3 mi
- White Castle: 0.6 mi
- Gone Fishing: 0.6 mi
- Stephen Cullinane (Macra na Feirme): 0.7 mi
- 1798 memorial: 0.7 mi
Parks
- People's Park: 0.8 mi
- Wynne Park: 4.3 mi
- Moone Park: 7.6 mi
- Castledermot Playground: 8.9 mi
- ATM Cash Point: 10.2 mi
Springs
- St. Bridget's Well: 3.9 mi
- Toberneeve: 4.1 mi
- Tobernasool: 4.1 mi
- St Thomas' Well: 4.5 mi
- Fuaran Well: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Dandy's Hill: 4.4 mi
- Bawn Hill: 4.6 mi
- Carrig Hill: 5.2 mi
- Knocknambraher Hill: 6.6 mi
- Mullaghreelan: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 45
- Canal Worker: 0.1 mi
- Statue of Saint Dominic: 0.3 mi
- Sphishing: 0.4 mi
- Swan: 0.5 mi
- Signs of Change: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 25
- Burtown House and Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Ballykilcavan Brewing Company: 5.2 mi
- Castledermot Round Tower: 9.0 mi
- Franciscan Friary: 9.0 mi
- Timahoe Round Tower: 9.0 mi
Museums: 17
- Shackleton Museum: 0.7 mi
- Town Hall: 0.7 mi
- Stradbally Steam Museum: 6.2 mi
- Timahoe Heritage Centre: 9.0 mi
- Horse Museum: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 17
- Emo Court Walled Gardens: 11.0 mi
- An Gháirdín Beo: 11.2 mi
- An Gháirdín Beo: 11.3 mi
- New Oak Estate Memorial Garden: 11.7 mi
- Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Moore Abbey Wood: 9.4 mi
- Emo Court picnic area: 11.4 mi
- Carrick Woods: 12.9 mi
- Blackhall bridge picnic area: 13.4 mi
- River walk: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- North Prison: 21.9 mi
- South Prison: 22.3 mi
- Goat Bench: 22.4 mi
- Abseil: 23.0 mi
- Great Gully Ridge: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 14.6 mi
- Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 15.4 mi
- Community Orchard: 15.5 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 20.1 mi
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock of Foyle: 16.7 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 18.9 mi
- Clamp Hole Waterfall: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Famine Family. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keadeen Mountain | E 101° | 653 m | 17.5 mi |
| Carrig Mountain | ESE 103° | 571 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf | E 87° | 552 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pinnacle | E 83° | 548.5 m | 17.7 mi |
| Church Mountain | ENE 77° | 544 m | 17.5 mi |
| Corriebracks | E 80° | 531 m | 18.5 mi |
| Knocknaboley | ENE 77° | 470.2 m | 18.7 mi |
| Slievecorragh | ENE 71° | 418 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 21:01 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:07 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5152552927
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