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Pink elephant

Pink elephant from directly overhead

Pink elephant is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Francis Bridge, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

pink elephant floating in mid-air, hanging from a yellow balloon

How to reach it

Coordinates52.65702, -7.25071

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Knockanbawn: 4.2 mi
  • Purcell's Kill: 4.5 mi
  • Castle Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Foyleatalure: 9.1 mi
  • Kyle Hill: 9.8 mi
Parks: 52
  • Peace Park: 0.1 mi
  • Riverside Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Watergate Urban Park: 0.2 mi
  • James's Green: 0.5 mi
  • Waterbarracks: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 28
Museums: 23
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Castle View: 10.7 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 20.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 7.0 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Pink elephant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterE 98°794.4 m19.9 mi
SheegounaSW 220°553.5 m19.9 mi
KnockroeESE 103°538.77 m19.8 mi
SlievebawnE 94°524.8 m18.5 mi
Brandon HillSE 131°515 m15.4 mi
White MountainESE 121°509 m20.0 mi
KnockahunnaSW 221°502.8 m19.4 mi
CarrigroeESE 118°495 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5718:42
June solstice05:0621:0121:57
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3915:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8279648335

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