Spire of Dublin
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Spire of Dublin is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Father Mathew, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Millennium Spire or the Monument of Light (Irish: An Túr Solais), is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar (and prior to that a statue of William Blakeney) on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland.
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Dates from 2003-01-21.
Wikidata Q1134365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 121.2 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dublin Lettering: 0.1 mi
- Ha'penny Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Custom House Visitor Centre: 0.3 mi
- Temple Bar: 0.3 mi
- St George's Chapel: 0.3 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 6.2 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.8 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 7.4 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 7.5 mi
- James Joyce Statue: 0.0 mi
- Dublin Portal: 0.0 mi
- Jim Larkin 1876-1947: 0.1 mi
- The Wishing Hand: 0.1 mi
- Chariot of Life: 0.2 mi
- Wolfe Tone Square: 0.3 mi
- Diamond Park: 0.3 mi
- Garden Of Remembrance: 0.3 mi
- James Joyce Park: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.4 mi
- GPO Museum: 0.0 mi
- The National Wax Museum Plus: 0.2 mi
- The James Joyce Centre: 0.3 mi
- Temple Bar Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again: 0.3 mi
- Provost's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Botany Square: 0.5 mi
- Physiology Square: 0.6 mi
- Chemistry Garden: 0.6 mi
- Summer Street Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Father Mathew: 0.0 mi
- Cúchulainn: 0.0 mi
- Theobald Mathew: 0.1 mi
- Sir John Gray Knt MD JP: 0.1 mi
- Ireland's First Radio Broadcast: 0.1 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 1.4 mi
- Saint John's Well: 1.5 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 2.2 mi
- Rag Well: 5.0 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 5.7 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 2.2 mi
- Merrion Strand: 3.3 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 4.8 mi
- Seapoint: 5.5 mi
- Burrow Beach: 7.2 mi
- The Grove: 1.7 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.7 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 5.4 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Lover's Leap: 12.3 mi
- The Shaft: 13.8 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.9 mi
- Bracket Slab: 14.2 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 20.9 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Toni's: 2.3 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.1 mi
- BBQ Area: 16.6 mi
- Poplar Square: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Spire of Dublin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 194° | 757 m | 12.2 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 204° | 723 m | 11.9 mi |
| War Hill | S 179° | 685 m | 14.5 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 209° | 647 m | 10.5 mi |
| Tonduff | S 181° | 642 m | 13.0 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 206° | 621 m | 12.6 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 205° | 617 m | 10.4 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 178° | 593 m | 13.4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/96578181
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