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Urban Animation II

Urban Animation II from directly overhead

Urban Animation II is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Watergate Urban Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

A wolf on a path into a forest, above which is a bust of a red-haired girl wearing a green button with a white Celtic triskele symbol. It is inspired by the movie 'WolfWalkers'. It was made in collaboration with Cartoon Saloon and Kilkenny City Council.

What the record says

Built
2022-11
Height
6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.65489, -7.25506

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Knockanbawn: 4.4 mi
  • Purcell's Kill: 4.7 mi
  • Castle Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Foyleatalure: 8.9 mi
  • Kyle Hill: 9.7 mi
Parks: 51
  • Watergate Urban Park: 0.0 mi
  • Riverside Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Peace Park: 0.2 mi
  • James's Green: 0.2 mi
  • Waterbarracks: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 28
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Castle View: 10.6 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 6.8 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Urban Animation II. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterE 97°794.4 m20.1 mi
SheegounaSW 220°553.5 m19.6 mi
KnockroeESE 102°538.77 m19.9 mi
SlievebawnE 93°524.8 m18.7 mi
Brandon HillSE 130°515 m15.5 mi
White MountainESE 120°509 m20.1 mi
KnockahunnaSW 221°502.8 m19.2 mi
CarrigroeESE 118°495 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5718:42
June solstice05:0621:0121:57
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3915:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12917112365

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