Artwork · Ireland
Off the Rails
Off the Rails is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Luke Kelly Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Canvas
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34919, -6.24132
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Luke Kelly Park: 0.1 mi
- Central Square: 0.2 mi
- Chimney Park: 0.3 mi
- Sean O'Casey Park: 0.3 mi
- Elizabeth O'Farrell Park: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Large Dublin lettering: 0.1 mi
- The Convention Centre Dublin: 0.1 mi
- Dublin Port Diving Bell and Visitors Centre: 0.2 mi
- Hanover Studios: 0.4 mi
- Custom House Visitor Centre: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Luke Kelly: 0.1 mi
- NCIris: 0.1 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 0.1 mi
- Beckett: 0.1 mi
- Unconventional Pandora's box: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- Elizabeth O'Farrell Park: 0.3 mi
- Lost Seamen Monument: 0.3 mi
- 17 October UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: 0.3 mi
- Famine Memorial: 0.4 mi
- 1974 Dublin and Monaghan Bombings Memorial: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Paul's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Botany Square: 0.6 mi
- Mud Island Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Physiology Square: 0.6 mi
Springs
- Saint John's Well: 1.6 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 1.6 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 1.8 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 5.3 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 5.3 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 6.2 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 6.7 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.9 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Ben of Howth: 7.3 mi
Museums: 55
- Jeanie Johnston: 0.2 mi
- EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: 0.3 mi
- Zoology Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Redbrick Substation: 0.7 mi
- The National Wax Museum Plus: 0.7 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 1.6 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 1.9 mi
- Merrion Strand: 2.7 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 4.0 mi
- Seapoint: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- The Grove: 1.5 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.2 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.4 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.0 mi
- The Shaft: 13.4 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 11.0 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 21.4 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 3.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.8 mi
- BBQ Area: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Off the Rails. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 198° | 757 m | 12.4 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 207° | 722.9 m | 12.1 mi |
| War Hill | S 182° | 684.8 m | 14.5 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 213° | 647.3 m | 10.8 mi |
| Tonduff | S 185° | 642 m | 13.0 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 209° | 620.6 m | 12.9 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 209° | 617.1 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 182° | 593 m | 13.4 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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