Garden · Ireland
Emmaus Retreat and Conference Centre
Emmaus Retreat and Conference Centre is a garden, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Balheary Park, a park 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.47352, -6.21577
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Balheary Park: 0.3 mi
- Jugback Green: 0.6 mi
- Broadmeadow Linear Park: 0.7 mi
- The Green: 0.8 mi
- Swords Town Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Meudon House: 0.4 mi
- Swords Castle: 1.0 mi
- Oldtown: 1.2 mi
- Kim Archibold Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Lanestown Castle: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Broadmeadow Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Malahide Heritage Garden: 2.9 mi
- Talbot Botanic Garden: 3.0 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 5.1 mi
- Santry Community Garden: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Black Raven: 1.0 mi
- Two for Joy: 1.3 mi
- Ammonite: 2.9 mi
- Spirit of the Air: 3.2 mi
- Great Day for the Drying: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- Swords Round Tower: 1.2 mi
- Newbridge House: 2.2 mi
- Newbridge House and Demesne: 2.2 mi
- Saint Sylvester's Well: 2.9 mi
- Lusk Round Tower: 4.1 mi
Springs
- St Cronans Well: 1.4 mi
- Lady Well: 2.4 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 2.5 mi
- St. Catherine's Well: 3.3 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Hollywood Great: 6.2 mi
- Man O'War Hill: 6.3 mi
- Knockbrack: 7.0 mi
- Naul Hill: 7.8 mi
- Knockbane: 8.3 mi
Museums: 56
- Casino Model Railway Museum: 2.8 mi
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 2.9 mi
- Balrothery Heritage Centre: 7.9 mi
- Gaelic Athletic Association Museum: 8.0 mi
- National Transport Museum: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 27
- Donabate Beach: 3.7 mi
- Corballis Nudist Beach: 3.7 mi
- Portrane Beach: 4.7 mi
- Tower Bay Beach: 5.0 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 7.4 mi
- Wavin Lakes: 7.6 mi
- The Grove: 10.1 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Ben Head: 12.5 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Lover's Leap: 20.2 mi
- The Shaft: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- BBQ Area: 7.8 mi
- Toni's: 10.0 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 12.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Emmaus Retreat and Conference Centre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 193° | 757 m | 21.0 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 199° | 722.9 m | 20.5 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 201° | 647.3 m | 19.0 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 200° | 620.6 m | 21.2 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 199° | 617.1 m | 19.0 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | S 190° | 585.094 m | 17.6 mi |
| Ballymorefinn Hill | SSW 201° | 566 m | 18.2 mi |
| Knocknagun | S 186° | 555.3 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:00 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Mute Swan14 obs
- Black-headed Gull13 obs
- Mallard11 obs
- Alexanders8 obs
- Common Wood-Pigeon7 obs
- Common Redshank7 obs
- Grey Heron7 obs
- Eurasian Blue Tit7 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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