Attraction · Ireland
Russell Library
Russell Library is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is National Science Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
library in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
Wikidata Q65080797, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1861
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates53.37893, -6.59808
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Pugin Hall: 0.0 mi
- College Chapel: 0.1 mi
- Maynooth University South Campus: 0.1 mi
- Library Cat: 0.1 mi
- The Sun Clock: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Saint Mary's Square: 0.0 mi
- Pound Park: 0.4 mi
- The Formal Garden: 1.6 mi
- Castletown Demesne: 3.3 mi
- Oakleigh Park: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Junior Garden: 0.1 mi
- Scoil Mochua Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Lodge Park Walled Garden: 4.6 mi
- The Walled Garden: 4.9 mi
- Mrs Behan's Garden: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
- Our Lady Queen of Angels: 0.1 mi
- Nicolao Callan: 0.1 mi
- Jennifer McQuinn: 0.1 mi
- John Paul II: 0.2 mi
- Handball Courts (Ruins): 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Dance: 0.4 mi
- Lake Statue: 4.6 mi
- Statue of Meleager: 4.9 mi
- Up Up and Away: 5.3 mi
- Strawberry Yields Forever: 6.4 mi
Springs
- Bride's Well: 1.9 mi
- Nun's Well: 2.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.1 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 3.6 mi
- Leixlip Spa - Spring: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Ash Hill: 3.6 mi
- Saint Patrick's Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mullagh: 5.6 mi
- Lyons Hill: 6.6 mi
- Athgoe Hill: 7.3 mi
Museums: 58
- National Science Museum: 0.0 mi
- Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection: 3.5 mi
- The Steam Musem: 4.6 mi
- Museum of Motorsport: 10.4 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 25
- Sandymount Strand: 16.2 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 16.4 mi
- Merrion Strand: 16.8 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 18.6 mi
- Seapoint: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Ballynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation: 9.6 mi
- The Grove: 15.0 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 15.5 mi
- Pollardstown Fen Nature Reserve: 16.6 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 7.2 mi
- Poplar Square: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Toni's: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 3.9 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 22.7 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Hawk Cliff: 22.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 22.0 mi
- Lover's Leap: 22.8 mi
- Ben Head: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Russell Library. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SE 141° | 757 m | 17.7 mi |
| Seefingan | SE 144° | 722.9 m | 15.8 mi |
| Seahan | SE 141° | 647.3 m | 14.3 mi |
| Seefin | SSE 148° | 620.6 m | 15.8 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SE 140° | 617.1 m | 14.8 mi |
| Black Hill | SSE 160° | 602.2 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sorrel Hill | SSE 158° | 599.5 m | 17.2 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | SE 130° | 585.094 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 21:01 | 21:59 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:02 | 16:10 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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