Historic site · Ireland
Magazine Fort
Magazine Fort is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dome-Shaped Temple, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
The story
Bastion fort and magazine in Dublin, Ireland.
Wikidata Q13157278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34879, -6.31627
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- 5th Dimension: 0.3 mi
- Good Luck: 0.4 mi
- Great Irish Elk: 0.4 mi
- Roam Free: 0.5 mi
- There is no place like home: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Asian lion: 0.5 mi
- Snow leopard: 0.5 mi
- Sulawesi crested macaque: 0.5 mi
- Kilmainham Gaol: 0.6 mi
- Siamang gibbon: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 6.6 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 6.7 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 6.8 mi
- Kilmashogue: 7.1 mi
- Spinkeen: 7.6 mi
Parks
- Irish National War Memorial Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Jim Mitchell Park: 1.0 mi
- Thor Park: 1.0 mi
- Halliday Square: 1.1 mi
- Markievicz Park: 1.1 mi
Museums: 55
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 0.6 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 0.7 mi
- Collins Barracks: 1.1 mi
- Asgard: 1.2 mi
- The Riding School: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Dome-Shaped Temple: 0.2 mi
- Stone of Remembrance: 0.3 mi
- Great Cross of Sacrifice: 0.4 mi
- Chapelizod Bypass: 0.5 mi
- Executions of the leaders of the 1916 rising: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 52
- People's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Formal Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 1.3 mi
- Cultural Garden: 1.6 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 2.8 mi
- Rag Well: 2.8 mi
- Saint John's Well: 3.1 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 4.0 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sandymount Strand: 4.4 mi
- Merrion Strand: 5.1 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 7.1 mi
- Seapoint: 7.4 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- The Grove: 3.3 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 5.6 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.7 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Hawk Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Lover's Leap: 13.2 mi
- The Shaft: 15.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 15.2 mi
- Telegraph Slab: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 8.0 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.7 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.7 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 0.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 11.4 mi
- Poplar Square: 16.8 mi
- BBQ Area: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Magazine Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 183° | 757 m | 11.8 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 193° | 723 m | 11.1 mi |
| War Hill | S 170° | 685 m | 14.7 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 197° | 647 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tonduff | S 171° | 642 m | 13.1 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 196° | 621 m | 11.7 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 193° | 617 m | 9.6 mi |
| Sorrel Hill | SSW 201° | 600 m | 14.9 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 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| 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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