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Howth Martello Tower

Howth Martello Tower from directly overhead

Howth Martello Tower is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy (Museum of Vintage Radio), a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

museum of communication history in the Martello Tower, Howth, Dublin

Dates from 2003.

Wikidata Q19868383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.38760, -6.06376

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
  • Casana Bank: 0.7 mi
  • Sutton Park: 2.6 mi
  • Seagrange Park: 3.0 mi
  • Racecourse Park: 3.1 mi
  • Beau Park Square: 3.8 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • Earlscliffe Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Irish Suzhou Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Walled Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 4.9 mi
Springs: 57
  • St. Doolagh's Well: 5.1 mi
  • St Catherine's Well: 5.1 mi
  • Saint John's Well: 7.8 mi
  • Scurvy Well: 8.0 mi
  • Saint Broc's Well: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Claremont Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Hidden Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Broad Strand: 1.6 mi
  • Burrow Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Red Rock Beach: 1.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.3 mi
  • Toni's: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • BBQ Area: 14.0 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Howth Martello Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSW 218°757 m18.2 mi
DjouceSSW 202°725.5 m19.2 mi
SeefinganSW 224°722.9 m18.6 mi
War HillSSW 205°684.8 m18.8 mi
SeahanSW 228°647.3 m17.7 mi
TonduffSSW 208°642 m17.8 mi
SeefinSW 225°620.6 m19.5 mi
Corrig MountainSW 226°617.1 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5118:37
June solstice04:5620:5921:57
September equinox07:1018:4019:26
December solstice08:3815:0016:08

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/104682315

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