Historic site · Ireland
The O'Connell Tower
The O'Connell Tower is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Republican plot, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Tower in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Dates from 1854.
Wikidata Q65115210, matched on coordinates and name (20 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.37019, -6.27715
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- National Cemetery Visitor's Centre: 0.0 mi
- Reconstructed viking house: 0.2 mi
- National Botanic Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Kellogg's Skyline Tour: 1.2 mi
- Hungry Tree: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Craobh: 0.2 mi
- Glasnevin Tarot: 0.3 mi
- Sundial: 0.3 mi
- ?What is Life?: 0.3 mi
- What is Life?: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 7.7 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 8.0 mi
- Kilmashogue: 8.3 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 8.5 mi
- Ben of Howth: 8.6 mi
Parks
- Shandon Gardens Park: 0.3 mi
- Mount Bernard Park: 0.3 mi
- Royal Canal Park: 0.6 mi
- Griffith Park: 0.6 mi
- Great Western Square Park: 0.8 mi
Museums: 55
- Dublin Writers Museum: 1.2 mi
- 14 Henrietta Street museum: 1.3 mi
- The James Joyce Centre: 1.3 mi
- Gaelic Athletic Association Museum: 1.3 mi
- National Museum of Ireland (Decorative Arts & History): 1.5 mi
Gardens: 52
- Native plants: 0.2 mi
- Fruit and Vegetable Garden: 0.2 mi
- Vinery: 0.2 mi
- Grass Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rockery: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Republican plot: 0.0 mi
- Glasnevin Chapel: 0.0 mi
- 1916 Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Liam Whelan: 0.5 mi
- Conor Hickey - 3 December 2011: 0.5 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 0.7 mi
- Saint John's Well: 1.1 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 3.7 mi
- Rag Well: 4.2 mi
- St. Margaret's Well: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sandymount Strand: 3.6 mi
- Merrion Strand: 4.8 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 5.4 mi
- Seapoint: 7.0 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- The Grove: 3.2 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 5.3 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 5.8 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hawk Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Lover's Leap: 13.8 mi
- The Shaft: 15.4 mi
- Streaky Slab: 15.5 mi
- Bracket Slab: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Toni's: 2.6 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 11.7 mi
- BBQ Area: 15.4 mi
- Poplar Square: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of The O'Connell Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 190° | 757 m | 13.5 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 198° | 723 m | 12.9 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 202° | 647 m | 11.4 mi |
| Tonduff | S 178° | 642 m | 14.4 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 201° | 621 m | 13.6 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 199° | 617 m | 11.4 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 176° | 593 m | 14.8 mi |
| Glendoo Mountain | S 183° | 585 m | 10.2 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.
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