Historic site · Ireland
Birthplace of James Joyce
Birthplace of James Joyce is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Brighton Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Birthplace of James Joyce poet - novelist 1882-1941 etc
How to reach it
Coordinates53.31523, -6.28068
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brighton Square: 0.0 mi
- Eaton Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Herzog Park: 0.4 mi
- Neagh Road Playground: 0.4 mi
- Fairfield Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Mime in the box: 0.1 mi
- Brighten a Dark Day: 0.2 mi
- Clouds of Blath: 0.2 mi
- Mary Queen of Heaven: 0.3 mi
- I'll be the wings that keep your heart in the clouds: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- The MART Gallery: 0.9 mi
- Teeling Whiskey Company: 1.5 mi
- Marsh's Library: 1.7 mi
- Saint Patrick's Cathedral: 1.7 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 4.0 mi
- Kilmashogue: 4.5 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 4.8 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 5.1 mi
Museums: 55
- Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre: 0.8 mi
- Irish Jewish Museum: 1.2 mi
- Museum of Literature Ireland: 1.7 mi
- The Little Museum of Dublin: 1.9 mi
- Chester Beatty Library: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 52
- The Kingfisher Project: 0.6 mi
- Trinity College Dublin Botanical Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Visual Culture Garden: 1.9 mi
- Donnybrook Buzz Shelter: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 49
- Arthur Guinness the Second: 0.6 mi
- Sir William Rowan Hamilton: 0.7 mi
- Éamonn Ceannt: 0.7 mi
- Lafcadio Hearn: 0.8 mi
- Fourth Battalion Dublin Brigade: 0.8 mi
Springs
- Saint Broc's Well: 2.3 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 3.9 mi
- Saint John's Well: 4.1 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 4.7 mi
- Rag Well: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sandymount Strand: 3.1 mi
- Merrion Strand: 3.2 mi
- Seapoint: 5.2 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 6.5 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- The Grove: 1.7 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 3.0 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.4 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 3.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Hawk Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Lover's Leap: 10.5 mi
- The Shaft: 12.5 mi
- Streaky Slab: 12.5 mi
- Telegraph Slab: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.1 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 12.0 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 2.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 14.1 mi
- Poplar Square: 17.1 mi
- BBQ Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Birthplace of James Joyce. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 193° | 757 m | 9.7 mi |
| Djouce | S 172° | 726 m | 12.9 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 205° | 723 m | 9.3 mi |
| War Hill | S 175° | 685 m | 12.2 mi |
| Carrigvore | S 188° | 682 m | 12.9 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 212° | 647 m | 8.0 mi |
| Tonduff | S 177° | 642 m | 10.6 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 208° | 621 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:02 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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