Artwork · Ireland
Papal Cross
Papal Cross is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Phoenix Monument, a artwork 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 30 m
How to reach it
Coordinates53.35664, -6.32908
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- The Phoenix Monument: 0.3 mi
- Deer Spotting: 0.8 mi
- Liffey Swim: 1.0 mi
- Disco Tree: 1.0 mi
- 5th Dimension: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Walled Garden: 0.6 mi
- People's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Formal Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Reilly's Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Ashtown Lodge grounds: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Ashtown Castle: 0.6 mi
- Magazine Fort: 0.8 mi
- Dome-Shaped Temple: 0.9 mi
- Stone of Remembrance: 1.0 mi
- Great Cross of Sacrifice: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Giraffe: 0.8 mi
- Southern white rhinoceros: 0.8 mi
- Zebra: 0.8 mi
- Scimitar-horned oryx: 0.8 mi
- Ostrich: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Irish National War Memorial Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Markievicz Park: 1.2 mi
- John Paul II Park: 1.2 mi
- Martin Savage Park: 1.3 mi
- Farmleigh: 1.3 mi
Springs
- Rag Well: 2.1 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 3.0 mi
- Saint John's Well: 3.4 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 3.9 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Montpelier Hill: 7.3 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 7.3 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 7.3 mi
- Kilmashogue: 7.7 mi
- Verschoyle's Hill: 8.0 mi
Museums: 57
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 1.3 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 1.4 mi
- Collins Barracks: 1.7 mi
- Asgard: 1.8 mi
- The Riding School: 1.8 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 5.1 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 5.3 mi
- Merrion Strand: 5.9 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 7.5 mi
- Seapoint: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- The Grove: 4.0 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 6.2 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 6.3 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 6.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Lover's Leap: 13.9 mi
- The Shaft: 15.9 mi
- Streaky Slab: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Toni's: 1.3 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 10.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Poplar Square: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 7.3 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 19.6 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Papal Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 181° | 757 m | 12.3 mi |
| Seefingan | S 189° | 722.9 m | 11.5 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 193° | 647.3 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tonduff | S 169° | 642 m | 13.7 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 193° | 620.6 m | 12.1 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | S 189° | 617.1 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sorrel Hill | SSW 198° | 599.5 m | 15.2 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | SSE 167° | 593 m | 14.2 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 | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| 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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