Historic site · Ireland
Liam Whelan
Liam Whelan is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is James Joyce, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates53.36366, -6.28140
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- James Joyce: 0.0 mi
- Dublin Lyric Lick: 0.3 mi
- Laochra Aitiúla: 0.3 mi
- The Grand: 0.4 mi
- Tribute to John Giles: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- National Cemetery Visitor's Centre: 0.5 mi
- Reconstructed viking house: 0.7 mi
- National Botanic Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Hungry Tree: 0.9 mi
- Okapi: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 7.2 mi
- Kilmashogue: 7.8 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 8.0 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 8.1 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 8.2 mi
Parks
- Shandon Gardens Park: 0.2 mi
- Mount Bernard Park: 0.2 mi
- Great Western Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Royal Canal Park: 0.5 mi
- Four Master's Park: 0.6 mi
Museums: 55
Gardens: 52
- Serenity Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Small urban park: 0.5 mi
- Cultural Garden: 0.6 mi
- Native plants: 0.6 mi
- Fruit and Vegetable Garden: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 49
- Conor Hickey - 3 December 2011: 0.2 mi
- 1916 Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Easter Rising: 0.3 mi
- 1916 Rising: 0.4 mi
- 1981 Hunger Strikers: 0.4 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 1.0 mi
- Saint John's Well: 1.4 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 3.5 mi
- Rag Well: 4.0 mi
- St. Margaret's Well: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sandymount Strand: 3.5 mi
- Merrion Strand: 4.6 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 5.6 mi
- Seapoint: 6.8 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- The Grove: 2.9 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 4.9 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 5.0 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 6.0 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Hawk Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Lover's Leap: 13.5 mi
- The Shaft: 15.1 mi
- Streaky Slab: 15.2 mi
- Bracket Slab: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 2.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 11.8 mi
- BBQ Area: 15.9 mi
- Poplar Square: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Liam Whelan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 189° | 757 m | 13.0 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 198° | 723 m | 12.4 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 202° | 647 m | 11.0 mi |
| Tonduff | S 178° | 642 m | 14.0 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 201° | 621 m | 13.1 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 199° | 617 m | 11.0 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 175° | 593 m | 14.4 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | S 182° | 585 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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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