Historic site · Ireland
Fireman John Kite
Fireman John Kite is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Illusion Museum Dublin, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2024-03-20
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Fireman John Kite A fuair bás ar dualgas anseo Died here in the line of duty 20.3.1884
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34361, -6.26187
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Temple Bar: 0.1 mi
- Ha'penny Bridge: 0.2 mi
- Love Wall: 0.2 mi
- Millennium Bridge: 0.2 mi
- Dublin City Hall: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 5.8 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.4 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 7.0 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 7.2 mi
Artworks
- Molly Malone: 0.0 mi
- Letterbox: 0.1 mi
- Crann an Óir: 0.1 mi
- Oliver Goldsmith: 0.1 mi
- Edmund Burke: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Dubh Linn Garden: 0.2 mi
- Wolfe Tone Square: 0.4 mi
- Civic Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Peace Park: 0.4 mi
- Saint Patrick's Park: 0.4 mi
Museums: 54
- Illusion Museum Dublin: 0.0 mi
- World of Illusion: 0.1 mi
- Irish Whiskey Museum: 0.1 mi
- Civic Museum: 0.1 mi
- Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again: 0.1 mi
Gardens: 52
- Provost's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Chemistry Garden: 0.4 mi
- Physiology Square: 0.4 mi
- Botany Square: 0.4 mi
- Visual Culture Garden: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 50
- The Diceman's Corner: 0.2 mi
- St Winifred's Well: 0.2 mi
- Hall of Honour: 0.2 mi
- Ha'Penny Bridge: 0.2 mi
- The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers' Society: 0.2 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 1.8 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 1.9 mi
- Saint John's Well: 2.0 mi
- Rag Well: 5.1 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sandymount Strand: 2.1 mi
- Merrion Strand: 3.0 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 5.0 mi
- Seapoint: 5.3 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- The Grove: 1.3 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.5 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.0 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Hawk Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Lover's Leap: 11.9 mi
- The Shaft: 13.5 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.6 mi
- Bracket Slab: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 2.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.3 mi
- BBQ Area: 17.0 mi
- Poplar Square: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Fireman John Kite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 194° | 757 m | 11.8 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 204° | 723 m | 11.4 mi |
| War Hill | S 179° | 685 m | 14.1 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 210° | 647 m | 10.1 mi |
| Tonduff | S 181° | 642 m | 12.6 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 207° | 621 m | 12.2 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 206° | 617 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 178° | 593 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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