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Mime in the box

Mime in the box from directly overhead

Mime in the box is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Birthplace of James Joyce, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2016

What to expect

Operated by
Dublin Canvas

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.31460, -6.28254

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Birthplace of James Joyce: 0.1 mi
  • Arthur Guinness the Second: 0.6 mi
  • Éamonn Ceannt: 0.7 mi
  • Sir William Rowan Hamilton: 0.7 mi
  • Fourth Battalion Dublin Brigade: 0.8 mi
Parks
  • Brighton Square: 0.1 mi
  • Eaton Square Park: 0.2 mi
  • Neagh Road Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 0.4 mi
  • Herzog Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Springs
Peaks
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 23
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 7
  • Toni's: 2.2 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.2 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 14.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Poplar Square: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Mime in the box. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 192°757 m9.6 mi
DjouceS 172°725.5 m12.8 mi
SeefinganSSW 204°722.9 m9.3 mi
War HillS 174°684.8 m12.1 mi
CarrigvoreS 188°682.36 m12.9 mi
SeahanSSW 211°647.3 m7.9 mi
TonduffS 177°642 m10.6 mi
SeefinSSW 208°620.6 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5821:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4119:26
December solstice08:3915:0216:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7891375828

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