Artwork · Ireland
Perpetual Motion
Perpetual Motion is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerdiffstown Park, a park 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates53.23425, -6.63577
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kerdiffstown Park: 0.5 mi
- Monread District Park Woods: 0.8 mi
- Monread District Park: 0.9 mi
- Big Green: 1.0 mi
- The Dip: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- From Here to There, from There to Here: 1.1 mi
- Siren: 1.8 mi
- Cupid: 6.9 mi
- Fish Art: 8.2 mi
- Cow Art: 8.3 mi
Historic sites
- Unknown: 1.8 mi
- Old LockKeepers Cottage (ruin): 1.8 mi
- Castle Rag: 2.5 mi
- Wolfe Tone Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Oughterard Castle: 4.0 mi
Springs
- St. Bridget's Well: 2.5 mi
- White Well: 2.9 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.9 mi
- Brides Well: 4.2 mi
- Ward's Well: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Kill Hill: 2.6 mi
- Barrettstown Hill: 2.9 mi
- Black Hill: 3.4 mi
- Slieveroe: 5.1 mi
- Lyons Hill: 5.7 mi
Attractions
- Oughterard Round Tower: 4.2 mi
- Artisans Workshops: 7.0 mi
- National Bird of Prey Centre: 7.0 mi
- The Kildare Maze: 7.3 mi
- Oakley Park: 8.1 mi
Gardens
- Park View Memorial Garden: 4.3 mi
- Lodge Park Walled Garden: 5.6 mi
- Hunting Brook: 6.2 mi
- June Blake's Garden: 6.4 mi
- Russborough Walled Garden: 7.0 mi
Museums: 59
- Museum of Motorsport: 4.7 mi
- The Steam Musem: 5.6 mi
- Newbridge Silverware: 7.8 mi
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 9.1 mi
- National Science Museum: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 7.3 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 9.3 mi
- Community Orchard: 15.3 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
Beaches: 18
- Coon Beach: 17.8 mi
- Merrion Strand: 18.7 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 18.8 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 18.8 mi
- Seapoint: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Poplar Square: 1.5 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 7.5 mi
- Toni's: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 8.2 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 11.0 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 17.1 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Perpetual Motion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghcleevaun | SE 133° | 846.681 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mullaghcleevaun East Top | SE 132° | 795.91 m | 14.0 mi |
| Kippure | ESE 107° | 757 m | 13.2 mi |
| Seefingan | ESE 105° | 722.9 m | 11.2 mi |
| Duff Hill | SE 127° | 720.78 m | 13.9 mi |
| Gravale | ESE 123° | 719.004 m | 14.1 mi |
| Moanbane | SE 141° | 703 m | 11.7 mi |
| Silsean | SE 146° | 698 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 21:01 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:04 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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