Attraction · Ireland
Dunsink Observatory
Dunsink Observatory is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashtown Lodge grounds, a garden 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
How to reach it
Coordinates53.38740, -6.33873
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Ashtown Lodge grounds: 0.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 1.5 mi
- Reilly's Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Greenview Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- TUD Blanchardstown Horticulture Garden: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- The Lock Keeper: 0.9 mi
- Bowie: 1.1 mi
- All Along the Banks of the Royal Canal: 1.4 mi
- Lovin Finglas: 1.4 mi
- Hope: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Eddie (Ned) Slane: 0.9 mi
- Martin Savage Memorial Monument: 1.1 mi
- Liam Ó Maoilíosa: 1.5 mi
- Ashtown Castle: 1.5 mi
- St Canice's Church (ruins): 1.6 mi
Parks
- Tolka Valley Park: 0.9 mi
- Crescent Park: 1.0 mi
- Martin Savage Park: 1.0 mi
- Ashington Park: 1.4 mi
- Liam Mellowes Park: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Farmleigh: 1.8 mi
- Chimpanzee: 2.2 mi
- Western lowland gorilla: 2.3 mi
- White-crowned mangabey: 2.3 mi
- Red-capped mangabey: 2.3 mi
Springs
- Rag Well: 2.1 mi
- St. Margaret's Well: 3.3 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 3.5 mi
- Saint John's Well: 3.8 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Ash Hill: 7.7 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 9.4 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 9.4 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 9.4 mi
- Verschoyle's Hill: 9.7 mi
Museums: 57
- Collins Barracks: 3.3 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 3.4 mi
- Asgard: 3.4 mi
- The Riding School: 3.4 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 29
- Sandymount Strand: 6.4 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 6.7 mi
- Merrion Strand: 7.4 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 8.1 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- The Grove: 5.7 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 7.8 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 7.9 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 8.1 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Hawk Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Lover's Leap: 16.0 mi
- The Shaft: 17.8 mi
- Streaky Slab: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Toni's: 3.4 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 12.8 mi
- BBQ Area: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 6.9 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Dunsink Observatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 179° | 757 m | 14.5 mi |
| Seefingan | S 186° | 722.9 m | 13.5 mi |
| Seahan | S 189° | 647.3 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tonduff | S 169° | 642 m | 15.9 mi |
| Seefin | S 189° | 620.6 m | 14.1 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | S 186° | 617.1 m | 12.1 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | SSE 167° | 593 m | 16.4 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | S 170° | 585.094 m | 11.6 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 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| 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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