Historic site · Ireland
Stillorgan Obelisk
Stillorgan Obelisk is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Newtown Park, a park 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates53.28663, -6.18130
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Hermann Get grave: 0.6 mi
- Sean Lemass: 0.6 mi
- Thomas Joseph Smith (Sudocrem): 0.6 mi
- John A. Costelloe: 0.6 mi
- Todd Andrews: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Repose: 0.7 mi
- Embrace the Rain: 0.7 mi
- Stele for Cecil King: 0.9 mi
- Blackrock Dolmen: 0.9 mi
- Blackrock Baths: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Mullins Hill: 3.0 mi
- Killiney Hill: 3.2 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 3.4 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Newtown Park: 0.3 mi
- Carysfort Park: 0.5 mi
- Beechwood Court: 0.5 mi
- Rockfield Park: 0.6 mi
- Temple Park: 0.9 mi
Museums: 55
- Imaginosity: 1.6 mi
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 2.1 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 2.7 mi
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 2.8 mi
- National Print Museum: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 52
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Residence: 0.7 mi
- The Biblical Garden: 1.3 mi
- Aventine Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Tresilian Bee Garden: 1.7 mi
- Cluanóg: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Republican Plot: 0.7 mi
- Office: 0.7 mi
- 1916 Monument: 0.7 mi
- The Cross of the Rock: 1.0 mi
- IADT Sign: 1.2 mi
Springs
- Saint James' Well: 2.6 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 3.3 mi
- Well of Gailline: 3.8 mi
- Scurvy Well: 4.0 mi
- Saint John's Well: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 29
- Seapoint: 1.2 mi
- Merrion Strand: 2.3 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 2.8 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 3.1 mi
- White Rock, Killiney Beach: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Booterstown Marsh: 1.6 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 1.9 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 2.5 mi
- Roche's Hill: 2.9 mi
- Dingle Glen: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Hawk Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Lover's Leap: 7.2 mi
- The Shaft: 8.4 mi
- Streaky Slab: 8.5 mi
- Bracket Slab: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 9.8 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 16.7 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Hawk Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Toni's: 6.6 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.4 mi
- Poplar Square: 20.4 mi
- BBQ Area: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Stillorgan Obelisk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 220° | 757 m | 9.7 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 193° | 726 m | 11.0 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 231° | 723 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gravale | SSW 212° | 719 m | 13.2 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 197° | 685 m | 10.6 mi |
| Carrigvore | SSW 209° | 682 m | 12.3 mi |
| Seahan | WSW 240° | 647 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 202° | 642 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:01 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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