Artwork · Ireland
Up Up and Away
Up Up and Away is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucan Demense, a attraction 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Canvas
How to reach it
Coordinates53.35784, -6.47447
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Lucan Demense: 0.4 mi
- Primrose Hill House & Garden: 1.0 mi
- The Wonderful Barn: 1.5 mi
- Leixlip Spa - Bath: 1.6 mi
- The Summit Plummit: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Church in Saint Catherine's: 0.5 mi
- Guinness' Brewery: 0.7 mi
- Leixlip Castle: 0.7 mi
- Leixlip Monument: 0.8 mi
- Aderrig Church: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Saint Catherine's Park: 0.6 mi
- Airlie Park: 1.0 mi
- Vesey Park: 1.1 mi
- Tandy's Park: 1.2 mi
- Riverforest Bowl: 1.3 mi
Springs
- St. Catherine's Well: 0.6 mi
- The Covered Well: 1.0 mi
- Leixlip Spa - Spring: 1.6 mi
- Bride's Well: 3.6 mi
- Nun's Well: 4.0 mi
Gardens
- The Walled Garden: 0.7 mi
- Mrs Behan's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Scoil Mochua Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
- Cherry Orchard Community Garden: 4.2 mi
Artworks
- Diversity: 1.1 mi
- After the Storm: 1.2 mi
- Strawberry Yields Forever: 1.2 mi
- Herbitage: 1.3 mi
- School Days: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Ash Hill: 3.9 mi
- Saint Patrick's Hill: 5.1 mi
- Athgoe Hill: 5.1 mi
- Lyons Hill: 5.3 mi
- Verschoyle's Hill: 6.9 mi
Museums: 58
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 2.4 mi
- National Science Museum: 5.3 mi
- The Steam Musem: 6.1 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 6.7 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 28
- Sandymount Strand: 10.9 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 11.1 mi
- Merrion Strand: 11.5 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 13.5 mi
- Seapoint: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- The Grove: 9.7 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 10.4 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 11.8 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 11.8 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 16.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 16.7 mi
- Lover's Leap: 17.9 mi
- The Shaft: 20.4 mi
- Streaky Slab: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Toni's: 6.7 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 7.7 mi
- Poplar Square: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 1.7 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 17.2 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 18.2 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Up Up and Away. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSE 155° | 757 m | 13.7 mi |
| Seefingan | SSE 160° | 722.9 m | 12.1 mi |
| Seahan | SSE 159° | 647.3 m | 10.5 mi |
| Tonduff | SSE 148° | 642 m | 16.1 mi |
| Seefin | SSE 164° | 620.6 m | 12.3 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSE 156° | 617.1 m | 10.9 mi |
| Black Hill | S 176° | 602.2 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sorrel Hill | S 175° | 599.5 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:01 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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