Historic site · Ireland
Lost Seamen Monument
Lost Seamen Monument is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabeth O'Farrell Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In honour of the seamen lost while serving on Irish Merchant ships between 1939-1945.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34673, -6.24824
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Custom House Visitor Centre: 0.2 mi
- Book of Kells Experience Red Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- Sweny's Pharmacy: 0.4 mi
- The Convention Centre Dublin: 0.4 mi
- Book of Kells: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 6.0 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.7 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 7.0 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 7.4 mi
Parks
- Elizabeth O'Farrell Park: 0.0 mi
- Pearse Square: 0.3 mi
- Luke Kelly Park: 0.4 mi
- Chimney Park: 0.4 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- The Linesman: 0.0 mi
- Pulse: 0.1 mi
- Hip Hip & Away: 0.1 mi
- Freddie: 0.1 mi
- Gra: 0.1 mi
Museums: 54
- Jeanie Johnston: 0.1 mi
- EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: 0.1 mi
- Zoology Museum: 0.3 mi
- The National Wax Museum Plus: 0.4 mi
- Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 52
- Botany Square: 0.3 mi
- Physiology Square: 0.3 mi
- Chemistry Garden: 0.3 mi
- Paul's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Provost's Garden: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Elizabeth O'Farrell Park: 0.0 mi
- 17 October UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: 0.1 mi
- Famine Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Matt Talbot 1856-1925: 0.1 mi
- The Naughten Institute: 0.2 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 1.7 mi
- Saint John's Well: 1.7 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 1.7 mi
- Rag Well: 5.5 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sandymount Strand: 1.7 mi
- Merrion Strand: 2.8 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 4.4 mi
- Seapoint: 5.0 mi
- Red Rock Beach: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- The Grove: 1.3 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.3 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 5.0 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Hawk Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Lover's Leap: 11.9 mi
- The Shaft: 13.4 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.4 mi
- Bracket Slab: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 13.9 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Toni's: 2.8 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.6 mi
- BBQ Area: 16.7 mi
- Poplar Square: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Lost Seamen Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 197° | 757 m | 12.2 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 206° | 723 m | 11.9 mi |
| War Hill | S 181° | 685 m | 14.3 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 212° | 647 m | 10.5 mi |
| Tonduff | S 184° | 642 m | 12.8 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 209° | 621 m | 12.6 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 208° | 617 m | 10.4 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 181° | 593 m | 13.2 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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