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Sunset Squirrel

Sunset Squirrel from directly overhead

Sunset Squirrel is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorndale Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
2020

What to expect

Operated by
Dublin Canvas

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.37744, -6.21555

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thorndale Park: 0.0 mi
  • Mayfield Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rockfield Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pinebrook Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bram Stoker Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
  • St John the Baptist: 0.9 mi
  • Clontarf War Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Pavilion Ruins: 1.1 mi
  • Pavilion Ruins: 1.2 mi
  • Stardust Memorial: 1.4 mi
Gardens
Springs
Peaks
Museums: 55
Beaches: 29
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Toni's: 4.8 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.6 mi
  • BBQ Area: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Sunset Squirrel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 199°757 m14.6 mi
SeefinganSSW 207°722.9 m14.4 mi
SeahanSSW 212°647.3 m13.0 mi
TonduffS 188°642 m15.1 mi
SeefinSSW 209°620.6 m15.1 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 209°617.1 m12.9 mi
Tonduff East TopS 186°593 m15.4 mi
Glendoo MountainSSW 196°585.094 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5721:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0116:08

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7914336902

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