Artwork · Ireland
Turning Point
Turning Point is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit of the Air, a artwork 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
Coordinates53.42629, -6.23994
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Spirit of the Air: 0.4 mi
- The Dark Wood: 1.9 mi
- Breaking Through: 2.0 mi
- Two for Joy: 2.1 mi
- Setanta, The Hound of Cuchulainn: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Holywell Park: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Green: 1.6 mi
- Santry Demesne: 1.7 mi
- Kettles Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Belcamp Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Santry demesne Folly: 1.5 mi
- The Phoenix: 1.7 mi
- Santry Court (In ruins): 1.8 mi
- Kim Archibold Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Kinsealy Court: 2.1 mi
Gardens
- Kitchen Garden: 1.6 mi
- Santry Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Muck & Magic Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- The Mall: 2.9 mi
- The Mall: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Swords Round Tower: 2.3 mi
- Ayrfied United: 3.1 mi
- Casino at Marino: 3.8 mi
- Saint Sylvester's Well: 3.9 mi
- National Botanic Gardens: 3.9 mi
Springs
- St Cronans Well: 2.6 mi
- St. Margaret's Well: 2.6 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 2.6 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 2.6 mi
- Saint John's Well: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Shielmartin Hill: 7.4 mi
- Ben of Howth: 7.9 mi
- Hollywood Great: 9.2 mi
- Man O'War Hill: 9.7 mi
- Knockbrack: 10.1 mi
Museums: 56
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 3.4 mi
- Casino Model Railway Museum: 3.8 mi
- Gaelic Athletic Association Museum: 4.6 mi
- The James Joyce Centre: 5.1 mi
- Dublin Writers Museum: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 28
- Corballis Nudist Beach: 5.1 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 5.1 mi
- Donabate Beach: 5.3 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 5.8 mi
- Burrow Beach: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 5.4 mi
- The Grove: 6.8 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 8.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 8.2 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Hawk Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Ben Head: 15.8 mi
- Lover's Leap: 17.1 mi
- The Shaft: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- BBQ Area: 11.3 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 11.5 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 11.5 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Turning Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 193° | 757 m | 17.6 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 199° | 722.9 m | 17.1 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 202° | 647.3 m | 15.6 mi |
| Tonduff | S 184° | 642 m | 18.3 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 201° | 620.6 m | 17.8 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 200° | 617.1 m | 15.6 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | S 189° | 585.094 m | 14.3 mi |
| Ballymorefinn Hill | SSW 202° | 566 m | 14.8 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 | 15:00 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11457539625
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