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Sky Rivers “Homage to Tyndall”

Sky Rivers “Homage to Tyndall” from directly overhead

Sky Rivers “Homage to Tyndall” is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlow Town Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Material
glass

How to reach it

Coordinates52.83918, -6.93691

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Carlow Town Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hanover Park: 0.5 mi
  • Heatherfield Court Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Burrin Manor green area: 1.4 mi
  • Killeshin Waterworks Amenity Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Springs
Peaks
  • Clogrennan Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Gallows Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Turra Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Jake's Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Mullaghreelan: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 37
Gardens: 26
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Moore Abbey Wood: 20.7 mi
  • Emo Court picnic area: 21.5 mi
  • Castle View: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • North Prison: 21.4 mi
  • South Prison: 21.6 mi
  • Goat Bench: 21.7 mi
  • Great Gully Ridge: 22.9 mi
  • Abseil: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Rock of Foyle: 11.5 mi
  • Poulaphuca Waterfall: 24.2 mi
  • Carrawaystick Waterfall: 24.5 mi
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Newpark Marsh Park: 17.7 mi
  • Thomastown Quarry: 22.8 mi
  • Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Sky Rivers “Homage to Tyndall”. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterSSE 157°794.4 m16.6 mi
Moats of CraanSSE 153°656.5 m17.0 mi
Keadeen MountainENE 62°653 m16.7 mi
Black Rock MountainSSE 150°599.6 m17.6 mi
Carrig MountainENE 65°571 m16.5 mi
SlievereaghENE 65°527 m17.9 mi
SlievebawnSSE 159°524.8 m14.8 mi
CroaghaunSSE 150°455.5 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5518:40
June solstice05:0321:0021:57
September equinox07:1418:4419:29
December solstice08:3915:0816:14

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11966305892

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