Historic site · Ireland
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is George IV's footsteps, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates53.39108, -6.06446
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy (Museum of Vintage Radio): 0.2 mi
- Howth Martello Tower: 0.2 mi
- The Old Courthouse: 0.3 mi
- Aideen's Dolmen: 1.1 mi
- Sutton South Martello Tower: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Plant Life: 0.6 mi
- Luí na Gréine: 1.6 mi
- Electric School of Fish: 1.9 mi
- Crab Water: 2.3 mi
- Irish Sea Underwater: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Casana Bank: 1.0 mi
- Sutton Park: 2.6 mi
- Seagrange Park: 2.9 mi
- Racecourse Park: 3.0 mi
- Beau Park Square: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Ben of Howth: 1.2 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 1.5 mi
- Heath Hill: 6.9 mi
- Knockbane: 7.3 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 56
- George IV's footsteps: 0.2 mi
- Fisher's Cross: 0.3 mi
- The Ready Boat Pillar: 0.4 mi
- Therese-Emile Yuon: 0.6 mi
- Howth Castle: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 54
- Earlscliffe Garden: 1.8 mi
- Irish Suzhou Garden: 4.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.8 mi
- Talbot Botanic Garden: 5.5 mi
- Malahide Heritage Garden: 5.6 mi
Museums: 52
- National Transport Museum: 0.7 mi
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
- Casino Model Railway Museum: 5.6 mi
- Lightvessel Kittiwake: 7.1 mi
- The Redbrick Substation: 7.2 mi
Springs: 41
- St. Doolagh's Well: 5.0 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 5.0 mi
- Saint John's Well: 7.8 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 8.1 mi
- Scurvy Well: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 27
- Claremont Beach: 0.4 mi
- Burrow Beach: 1.6 mi
- Hidden Beach: 1.8 mi
- Broad Strand: 1.9 mi
- Red Rock Beach: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 3.2 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 7.8 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 7.9 mi
- The Grove: 8.6 mi
- Roche's Hill: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hawk Cliff: 8.5 mi
- The Shaft: 14.4 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.5 mi
- Lover's Leap: 14.8 mi
- Bracket Slab: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Hawk Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Toni's: 10.9 mi
- BBQ Area: 13.8 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Star of the Sea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 217° | 757 m | 18.4 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 202° | 726 m | 19.4 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 223° | 723 m | 18.8 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 204° | 685 m | 19.0 mi |
| Seahan | SW 228° | 647 m | 17.8 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 208° | 642 m | 18.0 mi |
| Seefin | SW 224° | 621 m | 19.6 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SW 226° | 617 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:00 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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