Artwork · Ireland
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hermitage Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Canvas
How to reach it
Coordinates53.35450, -6.42125
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hermitage Park: 0.2 mi
- Hermitage Park: 0.3 mi
- Willsbrook Park: 0.3 mi
- Balgaddy Park: 0.9 mi
- Griffeen Valley Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- The flight of the wild geese: 0.4 mi
- Connections Between: 0.6 mi
- School Days: 0.8 mi
- Arthur Joseph Griffith: 1.1 mi
- Community Spirit: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Esker Church (ruin): 0.8 mi
- Luttrellstown Castle: 1.4 mi
- Collinstown House Ruins: 1.5 mi
- Saint Cuthbert's Church: 2.0 mi
- Grange Castle: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Primrose Hill House & Garden: 1.2 mi
- The Pirate Ship: 1.3 mi
- Helter Skelter: 1.4 mi
- The Summit Plummit: 1.4 mi
- The Summit Plummit: 1.4 mi
Springs
- Rag Well: 2.0 mi
- St. Catherine's Well: 2.3 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 2.9 mi
- The Covered Well: 3.1 mi
- Leixlip Spa - Spring: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Cherry Orchard Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- The Walled Garden: 2.6 mi
- Mrs Behan's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Ashtown Lodge grounds: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Ash Hill: 5.5 mi
- Athgoe Hill: 6.0 mi
- Lyons Hill: 6.5 mi
- Verschoyle's Hill: 6.5 mi
- Saint Patrick's Hill: 7.1 mi
Museums: 59
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 4.5 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 4.5 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 4.7 mi
- Collins Barracks: 5.4 mi
- Asgard: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 8.7 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 8.9 mi
- Merrion Strand: 9.3 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 11.3 mi
- Seapoint: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- The Grove: 7.5 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 8.5 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 9.7 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Lover's Leap: 16.2 mi
- The Shaft: 18.6 mi
- Streaky Slab: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Toni's: 4.5 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 8.6 mi
- Poplar Square: 13.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 3.7 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 16.8 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 17.7 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of The Butterfly Effect. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSE 163° | 757 m | 12.7 mi |
| Seefingan | S 170° | 722.9 m | 11.4 mi |
| Carrigvore | SSE 165° | 682.36 m | 16.0 mi |
| Seahan | S 170° | 647.3 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tonduff | SSE 154° | 642 m | 14.8 mi |
| Seefin | S 174° | 620.6 m | 11.7 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSE 167° | 617.1 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sorrel Hill | S 184° | 599.5 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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