Artwork · Ireland
Hermon the Heron
Hermon the Heron is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is King Laoghaire, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2020
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Canvas
How to reach it
Coordinates53.29502, -6.14258
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- King Laoghaire: 0.1 mi
- Queen Victoria Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Commemorative Tower to the Hobblers: 0.4 mi
- Christ the King: 0.4 mi
- King George IV Monument: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Signs Of power: 0.1 mi
- A Bird in the Hand: 0.3 mi
- Dun Laoghaire: 0.4 mi
- Gaoth na Sáile: 0.4 mi
- Girl Gang: 0.5 mi
Parks
- De Vesci Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Vesey Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Moran Park: 0.4 mi
- Longford Park: 0.5 mi
- Clarinda Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- The Oratory: 0.2 mi
- Bandstand: 0.7 mi
- Forty Foot: 1.3 mi
- Ernest Walton: 1.3 mi
- John A. Costelloe: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Dalkey Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mullins Hill: 2.3 mi
- Killiney Hill: 2.4 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 5.3 mi
Gardens
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Residence: 2.4 mi
- Aventine Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Tresilian Bee Garden: 2.7 mi
- The Biblical Garden: 2.8 mi
- Cluanóg: 3.4 mi
Springs: 59
- Well of Gailline: 2.6 mi
- Scurvy Well: 2.8 mi
- Saint James' Well: 3.9 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 4.1 mi
- Saint John's Well: 6.9 mi
Museums: 55
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 0.5 mi
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 1.3 mi
- Imaginosity: 3.3 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 4.4 mi
- National Print Museum: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 31
- Seapoint: 0.7 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 1.2 mi
- White Rock, Killiney Beach: 2.5 mi
- Hawk Cliff/Whiterock Beach: 2.6 mi
- Killiney Beach: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Roche's Hill: 2.3 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 2.3 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 2.5 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Loughlinstown Woods: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Hawk Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Lover's Leap: 7.7 mi
- The Shaft: 8.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 18.4 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Hawk Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Toni's: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 19.3 mi
- BBQ Area: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Hermon the Heron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 224° | 757 m | 11.2 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 200° | 725.5 m | 12.0 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 234° | 722.9 m | 11.9 mi |
| Gravale | SW 216° | 719.004 m | 14.6 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 203° | 684.8 m | 11.7 mi |
| Carrigvore | SSW 213° | 682.36 m | 13.6 mi |
| Seahan | WSW 242° | 647.3 m | 11.3 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 209° | 642 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:01 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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