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Lafacadio Hearn Gardens

Lafacadio Hearn Gardens from directly overhead

Lafacadio Hearn Gardens is a garden, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Kilclooney Mountain stands 792 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Tramore House, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates52.16375, -7.14941

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 60
Springs
  • St. Martin's Well: 6.7 mi
  • Tobarageelish: 7.4 mi
  • St. Bernard's Well: 7.6 mi
  • Tobernanangle: 8.2 mi
  • Tobernakill: 8.4 mi
Parks: 35
  • Tramore House: 0.0 mi
  • Tramore Nature Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lower Field: 3.0 mi
  • Kilbarry Nature Park: 5.4 mi
  • Wyse Park: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Newtown Cove: 1.6 mi
  • Garrarus Strand: 3.0 mi
  • Kilfarrasy Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Annestown Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Benvoy Beach: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 22
Museums: 10
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 10.6 mi
  • Mahon Valley: 17.6 mi
  • Mahon Valley: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Castle View: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lafacadio Hearn Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kilclooney MountainWNW 289°792 m17.4 mi
CarrignagowerWNW 292°767 m18.3 mi
KnockanaffrinWNW 295°755 m20.3 mi
CurraghduffWNW 290°750.1 m18.2 mi
CoumfeaWNW 286°741.9 m18.5 mi
Coumfea North TopWNW 288°728.3 m18.6 mi
SeefinW 280°725.592 m19.4 mi
KnockaunapeebraWNW 287°724.4 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5718:41
June solstice05:0820:5921:54
September equinox07:1518:4519:30
December solstice08:3615:1516:19

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

  • European Starling12 obs
  • European Stonechat12 obs
  • Common Redshank9 obs
  • common silverweed9 obs
  • European Herring Gull9 obs
  • Dunlin7 obs
  • Rook7 obs
  • Sea Thrift7 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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/285151558

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