Artwork · Ireland
The GALA
The GALA is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Patience is a virtue, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2020
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34270, -6.35835
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Patience is a virtue: 0.1 mi
- No Strength Without Unity: 0.1 mi
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: 0.2 mi
- Getting the Messages: 0.3 mi
- Californian Hills: 0.4 mi
Parks
- The Lawns: 0.3 mi
- Glenaulin Park: 0.4 mi
- Drumfinn Gaels Park: 0.4 mi
- Markievicz Park: 0.7 mi
- Cherry Orchard Park: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Cherry Orchard Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 1.9 mi
- Formal Gardens: 2.4 mi
- People's Garden: 2.4 mi
- Ashtown Lodge grounds: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Church: 1.1 mi
- Bluebell Church (ruins): 1.1 mi
- Carriglea Industrial Estate: 1.3 mi
- Collinstown House Ruins: 1.5 mi
- Bunchloch (Foundation Stone): 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Farmleigh: 1.6 mi
- Kilmainham Gaol: 2.0 mi
- Clondalkin Round Tower: 2.1 mi
- Giraffe: 2.2 mi
- Scimitar-horned oryx: 2.2 mi
Springs
- Rag Well: 1.9 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 2.4 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.5 mi
- Saint John's Well: 4.9 mi
- St. Catherine's Well: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Slieve Gorra: 6.3 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 6.4 mi
- Verschoyle's Hill: 6.5 mi
- Knackannavea: 6.8 mi
- Slievenabawnoge: 7.0 mi
Museums: 56
- Richmond Barracks: 1.8 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 2.0 mi
- Collins Barracks: 2.9 mi
- Asgard: 3.0 mi
- The Riding School: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 6.1 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 6.3 mi
- Merrion Strand: 6.6 mi
- Seapoint: 8.8 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- The Grove: 4.8 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 6.2 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 7.0 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Hawk Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Lover's Leap: 13.8 mi
- The Shaft: 16.1 mi
- Streaky Slab: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Toni's: 1.8 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 10.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Poplar Square: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 6.4 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 18.1 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.2 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of The GALA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 174° | 757 m | 11.4 mi |
| Seefingan | S 184° | 722.9 m | 10.4 mi |
| War Hill | SSE 163° | 684.8 m | 14.7 mi |
| Carrigvore | S 174° | 682.36 m | 14.8 mi |
| Seahan | S 186° | 647.3 m | 8.7 mi |
| Tonduff | SSE 163° | 642 m | 13.1 mi |
| Seefin | S 188° | 620.6 m | 10.9 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | S 183° | 617.1 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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