Artwork · Ireland
Thus Daedalus flew
Thus Daedalus flew is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Killiney Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- copper
How to reach it
Coordinates53.26655, -6.11482
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Killiney Hill: 0.1 mi
- Mullins Hill: 0.2 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 0.5 mi
- Carrickgollogan Hill: 3.9 mi
- Barnaslingan Hill: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Mapas Monument: 0.1 mi
- Wishing Stone: 0.2 mi
- Boucher's Obelisk: 0.2 mi
- Frank Kellett: 0.2 mi
- Ayesha Castle: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Killiney Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Cluny Park: 0.6 mi
- Sorrento Park: 0.9 mi
- Sally Glen: 1.0 mi
- Dillon's Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
- Moxie: 0.8 mi
- The Swimmer: 1.1 mi
- James Joyce: 1.3 mi
- Sunrise Joy: 1.4 mi
- A Way To Be Welcomed: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Forty Foot: 1.6 mi
- Bandstand: 1.7 mi
- The Oratory: 2.1 mi
- Brian Nolan: 2.4 mi
- John McCormack: 2.4 mi
Gardens
- Tresilian Bee Garden: 2.6 mi
- Aventine Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Residence: 3.6 mi
- Victorian Walled Garden: 3.9 mi
- The Biblical Garden: 4.4 mi
Springs: 58
- Well of Gailline: 1.0 mi
- Scurvy Well: 1.2 mi
- Saint James' Well: 3.7 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 6.2 mi
- Source of Glencree River: 8.3 mi
Museums: 55
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 1.5 mi
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 1.9 mi
- Imaginosity: 4.3 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 5.1 mi
- National Print Museum: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 33
- White Rock, Killiney Beach: 0.3 mi
- Killiney Beach: 0.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff/Whiterock Beach: 0.8 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 1.5 mi
- Seapoint: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Roche's Hill: 0.3 mi
- Loughlinstown Woods: 1.7 mi
- Dingle Glen: 3.3 mi
- Barnaslingan Wood: 4.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Hawk Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 0.8 mi
- Lover's Leap: 5.9 mi
- The Shaft: 6.0 mi
- Streaky Slab: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 16.6 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 16.7 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 17.7 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Hawk Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Toni's: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 21.4 mi
- BBQ Area: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Thus Daedalus flew. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 236° | 757 m | 10.9 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 209° | 725.5 m | 10.7 mi |
| Seefingan | WSW 245° | 722.9 m | 11.9 mi |
| Gravale | SW 225° | 719.004 m | 13.8 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 213° | 684.8 m | 10.5 mi |
| Carrigvore | SW 223° | 682.36 m | 12.8 mi |
| Seahan | WSW 253° | 647.3 m | 11.6 mi |
| Tonduff | SW 221° | 642 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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