Artwork · Ireland
The Wishing Hand
The Wishing Hand is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dublin Portal, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
How to reach it
Coordinates53.35095, -6.25791
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Dublin Portal: 0.1 mi
- James Joyce Statue: 0.1 mi
- Jim Larkin 1876-1947: 0.2 mi
- Chariot of Life: 0.2 mi
- Gerrourra' da Garden: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: 0.1 mi
- Father Mathew: 0.1 mi
- Theobald Mathew: 0.1 mi
- Spire of Dublin: 0.1 mi
- The Irish National Flag: 155th Unveiling Anniversary: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Dublin Lettering: 0.1 mi
- St George's Chapel: 0.2 mi
- Custom House Visitor Centre: 0.3 mi
- Ha'penny Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Temple Bar: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Diamond Park: 0.2 mi
- James Joyce Park: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.2 mi
- Garden Of Remembrance: 0.3 mi
- Mountjoy Square Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Summer Street Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Provost's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Botany Square: 0.5 mi
- Community garden: 0.6 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 1.3 mi
- Saint John's Well: 1.4 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 2.2 mi
- Rag Well: 5.1 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 6.3 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.9 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 7.4 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 7.5 mi
Museums: 55
- GPO Museum: 0.2 mi
- The James Joyce Centre: 0.2 mi
- The National Wax Museum Plus: 0.3 mi
- Dublin Writers Museum: 0.3 mi
- Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 2.2 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 2.5 mi
- Merrion Strand: 3.3 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 4.7 mi
- Seapoint: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- The Grove: 1.7 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.7 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.0 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.3 mi
- The Shaft: 13.8 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.3 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.3 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 21.0 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 2.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.1 mi
- BBQ Area: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of The Wishing Hand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 194° | 757 m | 12.3 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 204° | 722.9 m | 12.0 mi |
| War Hill | S 179° | 684.8 m | 14.6 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 209° | 647.3 m | 10.6 mi |
| Tonduff | S 182° | 642 m | 13.1 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 206° | 620.6 m | 12.7 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 206° | 617.1 m | 10.5 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 179° | 593 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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