Artwork · Ireland
It’s not easy being King
It’s not easy being King is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Orchard Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2020
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Canvas
How to reach it
Coordinates53.33570, -6.38032
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cherry Orchard Park: 0.2 mi
- Drumfinn Gaels Park: 0.9 mi
- The Lawns: 1.0 mi
- Glenaulin Park: 1.1 mi
- Balgaddy Park: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Cherry Orchard Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.9 mi
- Ashtown Lodge grounds: 3.3 mi
- Formal Gardens: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- Joy: 0.5 mi
- Donkey Rescue: 0.8 mi
- Leaping Tigers: 0.8 mi
- Bí Cineálta: 0.8 mi
- Youth Culture: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Collinstown House Ruins: 0.6 mi
- Tully's Castle: 1.1 mi
- 1916 Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- Norman Motte: 1.6 mi
- Bluebell Church (ruins): 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Clondalkin Round Tower: 1.1 mi
- Farmleigh: 2.2 mi
- Kilmainham Gaol: 2.9 mi
- Early Stadium Design: 3.1 mi
- Primrose Hill House & Garden: 3.1 mi
Springs
- Saint Brigid's Well: 1.5 mi
- Rag Well: 2.2 mi
- St. Catherine's Well: 4.4 mi
- The Covered Well: 5.1 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 5.3 mi
Peaks
- Verschoyle's Hill: 5.7 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 6.0 mi
- Knackannavea: 6.1 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 6.2 mi
- Athgoe Hill: 6.4 mi
Museums: 56
- Richmond Barracks: 2.7 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 3.0 mi
- Collins Barracks: 3.8 mi
- Asgard: 3.9 mi
- The Riding School: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 6.9 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 7.1 mi
- Merrion Strand: 7.4 mi
- Seapoint: 9.5 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- The Grove: 5.6 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 6.4 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 7.6 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 7.7 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Hawk Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Lover's Leap: 14.1 mi
- The Shaft: 16.4 mi
- Streaky Slab: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Toni's: 2.7 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 10.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Poplar Square: 14.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 5.8 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 18.8 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of It’s not easy being King. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 170° | 757 m | 11.1 mi |
| Seefingan | S 179° | 722.9 m | 9.9 mi |
| Gravale | S 175° | 719.004 m | 14.7 mi |
| War Hill | SSE 159° | 684.8 m | 14.5 mi |
| Carrigvore | S 171° | 682.36 m | 14.4 mi |
| Seahan | S 181° | 647.3 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tonduff | SSE 159° | 642 m | 12.9 mi |
| Seefin | S 183° | 620.6 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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