- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Binn Shleibhe417.818 m · 23.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Wild Atlantic Way0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 22:08local time
- Coordinates
- 53.2763, -9.0531
Galway Orb is a artwork, at a modelled 8 m. Binn Shleibhe stands 418 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodquay Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.3 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- steel
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Galway Orb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Shleibhe | NW 319° | 417.818 m | 23.8 mi |
| Lackavrea | NW 306° | 396 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cashlaundrumlahan | SE 125° | 358 m | 22.1 mi |
| Cnoc na Saileog | WNW 296° | 346 m | 19.7 mi |
| Slieve Elva | SW 214° | 344 m | 16.0 mi |
| Slievecarran | S 172° | 326 m | 12.6 mi |
| Leaca Donna | WNW 294° | 323 m | 20.1 mi |
| Gleninagh Mountain | SW 216° | 316.1 m | 12.4 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic WayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 1 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 3 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 13 mi
- Luca's Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- The Browne Doorway: 0.2 mi
- Padraic O'Conaire Statue: 0.2 mi
- Galway Gaol: 0.2 mi
- Lynch's Castle: 0.2 mi
- Lynch's Castle: 0.2 mi
Springs
- Saint Augustine's Well: 0.6 mi
- Tobermaconry (site of): 2.5 mi
- Tobernasorney: 5.4 mi
- St. Cyprian's Well: 7.3 mi
- Toberbreedia: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 55
- Leadmine Hill: 3.4 mi
- Cnoc an Gharráin: 8.6 mi
- Cnoc an Bhaile Nua: 8.7 mi
- Abbey Hill: 9.5 mi
- Slieve Oughtmama: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 48
- City Walls: 0.3 mi
- Legend of the Claddagh Ring: 0.3 mi
- Spanish Arch: 0.5 mi
- Yew Tree Maze: 0.6 mi
- Katie's Claddagh Cottage: 0.7 mi
Parks: 37
- Woodquay Park: 0.0 mi
- The Plots: 0.1 mi
- Fisheries Field: 0.2 mi
- Eyre Square: 0.2 mi
- Millennium Children's Park: 0.3 mi
Beaches: 25
- Dead Mans Beach: 0.9 mi
- Grattan Beach: 1.1 mi
- Ballyloughane Beach: 1.5 mi
- Trawclogh: 1.7 mi
- Ladies Beach: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 23
- Leaping Salmon: 0.1 mi
- Equality Emerging: 0.2 mi
- Liam Mellowes: 0.2 mi
- Quincentennial Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Oscar Wilde and Eduard Vilde sculpture: 0.2 mi
Museums: 9
- Zoology Museum: 0.3 mi
- Claddagh Ring Museum: 0.3 mi
- James Mitchell Geology Museum: 0.4 mi
- Galway Arts Centre: 0.4 mi
- Galway City Museum: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 9
- Westside Community Organic Garden: 0.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.0 mi
- Caher Bridge Garden: 13.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.4 mi
- Woodville Walled Garden: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Cnoc na gCuinín: 3.4 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.7 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.7 mi
- Oughtdarra: 18.8 mi
- Ailladie: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hen Harrier Reserve: 4.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Screebe Waterfall: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:03 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:11 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:13 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
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