Artwork · Ireland
The Humpback
The Humpback is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the west-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lil’ Crusader, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Canvas
How to reach it
Coordinates53.23549, -6.12604
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Lil’ Crusader: 0.1 mi
- A Pop of Pansies: 0.3 mi
- The Swimmer: 1.3 mi
- Moxie: 1.5 mi
- Sunrise Joy: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Battery: 0.8 mi
- Shankill Castle: 0.8 mi
- Martello Tower No.7 Killiney - Killiney Hill: 1.1 mi
- Michael Davitt: 1.2 mi
- Óglaigh na hÉireann - Irish Republican Army: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Shanganagh Park: 0.8 mi
- Loughlinstown Linear Park: 1.0 mi
- Tully Park: 1.3 mi
- Ticknick Park: 1.5 mi
- Kilbogget Park: 1.6 mi
Gardens
- Victorian Walled Garden: 1.7 mi
- Tresilian Bee Garden: 2.8 mi
- Aventine Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Sunken Garden: 3.9 mi
- The Angles: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- Carrickgollogan Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mullins Hill: 2.0 mi
- Killiney Hill: 2.2 mi
- Barnaslingan Hill: 2.4 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Brian Nolan: 3.5 mi
- Kilruddery House and Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Thomas Joseph Smith (Sudocrem): 3.7 mi
- John McCormack: 3.7 mi
- Todd Andrews: 3.7 mi
Museums: 56
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 3.7 mi
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 3.9 mi
- Imaginosity: 4.7 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 5.1 mi
- Pearse Museum: 7.2 mi
Springs: 55
- Well of Gailline: 2.9 mi
- Scurvy Well: 3.0 mi
- Saint James' Well: 3.3 mi
- Bride's Well: 6.5 mi
- Source of Glencree River: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 34
- Killiney Beach: 1.7 mi
- White Rock, Killiney Beach: 2.2 mi
- Bray Beach: 2.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff/Whiterock Beach: 2.7 mi
- Naylor's Cove: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Loughlinstown Woods: 0.6 mi
- Roche's Hill: 2.0 mi
- Dingle Glen: 2.2 mi
- Barnaslingan Wood: 2.4 mi
- Ballyman Glen: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Hawk Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Lover's Leap: 3.7 mi
- The Shaft: 4.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 14.4 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 14.7 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 16.8 mi
- Jackson's Falls: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Hawk Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Toni's: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Poplar Square: 22.2 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of The Humpback. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | WSW 245° | 757 m | 9.4 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 213° | 725.5 m | 8.6 mi |
| Seefingan | WSW 254° | 722.9 m | 10.7 mi |
| Gravale | SW 230° | 719.004 m | 12.1 mi |
| War Hill | SW 219° | 684.8 m | 8.5 mi |
| Carrigvore | SW 228° | 682.36 m | 10.9 mi |
| Seahan | W 263° | 647.3 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tonduff | SW 229° | 642 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:59 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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