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Robert Emmet

Robert Emmet from directly overhead

Robert Emmet is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lord Ardilaun, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

a statue dedicated to revolutionary 1798 leader Robert Emmet

The story

series of statues by Jerome Connor

Dates from 1916.

Wikidata Q7344065, matched on coordinates and name (29 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates53.33899, -6.26089

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Lord Ardilaun: 0.0 mi
  • O'Donovan Rossa: 0.0 mi
  • W.B. Yeats: 0.0 mi
  • Mangan: 0.1 mi
  • Thomas M. Kettle: 0.1 mi
Artworks
Parks
Gardens
  • Provost's Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Chemistry Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Physiology Square: 0.5 mi
  • Botany Square: 0.5 mi
Springs
Peaks
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Toni's: 2.2 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.3 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • BBQ Area: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Robert Emmet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 195°757 m11.5 mi
DjouceS 177°725.5 m14.4 mi
SeefinganSSW 205°722.9 m11.2 mi
War HillS 179°684.8 m13.8 mi
SeahanSSW 211°647.3 m9.8 mi
TonduffS 181°642 m12.3 mi
SeefinSSW 208°620.6 m11.9 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 207°617.1 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5721:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5789434944

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