Attraction · Ireland
Chimney Viewing Tower
Chimney Viewing Tower is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Jameson Chimney, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34849, -6.27784
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Jameson Chimney: 0.0 mi
- The Brazen Head: 0.3 mi
- Hungry Tree: 0.3 mi
- Medieval City Wall and St. Audeon's Arch: 0.3 mi
- Saint Audoen's Gate: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Smithfield Utah Teapot: 0.1 mi
- Philo: 0.1 mi
- Sarah Curran & Robert Curran: 0.1 mi
- Box Accordion: 0.1 mi
- Billy in the Bowl: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Chancery Park: 0.3 mi
- Bridgefoot Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Saint Audoen's Park: 0.3 mi
- King's Inns Park: 0.4 mi
- Civic Gardens: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Gairdín Súgartha i gCuimhne ar na Páistí a Cailleadh in 1916: 0.3 mi
- Croppies Acre Memorial: 0.3 mi
- UN Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- 1916 Easter Rising: 0.4 mi
- Sir John T Gilbert: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Community garden: 0.3 mi
- Visual Culture Garden: 0.4 mi
- Cultural Garden: 0.5 mi
- Serenity Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Small urban park: 0.7 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 1.7 mi
- Saint John's Well: 1.9 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 2.6 mi
- Rag Well: 4.3 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 6.2 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.8 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 7.0 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 7.2 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 7.2 mi
Museums: 56
- Old Jameson Distillery: 0.0 mi
- National Museum of Ireland (Decorative Arts & History): 0.3 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 0.4 mi
- The Riding School: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 2.9 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 3.2 mi
- Merrion Strand: 3.8 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 5.5 mi
- Seapoint: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- The Grove: 2.0 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.2 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 4.5 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Hawk Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.5 mi
- The Shaft: 14.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 9.5 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.3 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 20.4 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Toni's: 1.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 12.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- BBQ Area: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Chimney Viewing Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 191° | 757 m | 12.0 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 200° | 722.9 m | 11.5 mi |
| War Hill | S 176° | 684.8 m | 14.4 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 205° | 647.3 m | 10.1 mi |
| Tonduff | S 178° | 642 m | 12.9 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 203° | 620.6 m | 12.2 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 202° | 617.1 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 175° | 593 m | 13.4 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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