Artwork · Ireland
Light Forest
Light Forest is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34372, -6.23830
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Chimney Park: 0.1 mi
- Pearse Square: 0.2 mi
- South Dock Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Central Square: 0.3 mi
- Luke Kelly Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Hanover Studios: 0.1 mi
- Dublin Port Diving Bell and Visitors Centre: 0.2 mi
- The Convention Centre Dublin: 0.3 mi
- Lock C2: 0.4 mi
- Large Dublin lettering: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Paul: 0.2 mi
- Martin Doherty: 0.2 mi
- James Joyce: 0.4 mi
- In Honour of the Mount Street Bridge battle 1916: 0.4 mi
- Elizabeth O'Farrell Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Paul's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Botany Square: 0.6 mi
- Physiology Square: 0.6 mi
- Chemistry Garden: 0.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Admiral William Brown: 0.2 mi
- Gaswork: 0.2 mi
- Amor Fati: 0.2 mi
- Rabbits: 0.3 mi
- Rabbits: 0.3 mi
Springs
- Saint Broc's Well: 1.4 mi
- Saint John's Well: 2.0 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 2.0 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 5.5 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 5.8 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.5 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 6.7 mi
- Two Rock Mountain: 7.2 mi
Museums: 55
- Jeanie Johnston: 0.4 mi
- Irish Architectural Archive: 0.5 mi
- EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: 0.5 mi
- Zoology Museum: 0.6 mi
- Georgian House Museum: 0.6 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 1.3 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 1.6 mi
- Merrion Strand: 2.4 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 4.0 mi
- Seapoint: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- The Grove: 1.1 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 2.7 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 2.8 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.1 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Lover's Leap: 11.6 mi
- The Shaft: 13.0 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.7 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 3.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 14.1 mi
- BBQ Area: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Light Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 199° | 757 m | 12.1 mi |
| Djouce | S 180° | 725.5 m | 14.7 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 208° | 722.9 m | 11.9 mi |
| War Hill | S 183° | 684.8 m | 14.1 mi |
| Seahan | SW 214° | 647.3 m | 10.6 mi |
| Tonduff | S 185° | 642 m | 12.7 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 211° | 620.6 m | 12.6 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 211° | 617.1 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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