Historic site · Ireland
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Chester Beatty Library, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
Veronica Guerin, Sunday Independent journalist, was murdered on 16th June 1996
What the record says
- Inscription
- Be Not Afraid
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates53.34260, -6.26732
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Black Pool, White Water: 0.0 mi
- Light Shard: 0.0 mi
- Tree Form: 0.0 mi
- Glass Snake: 0.1 mi
- Fortitude: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Dublin City Hall: 0.1 mi
- Love Wall: 0.1 mi
- Christ Church Cathedral: 0.2 mi
- Temple Bar: 0.2 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Telshaun Hill: 5.7 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.3 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 6.8 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 7.0 mi
Parks
- Dubh Linn Garden: 0.0 mi
- Peace Park: 0.2 mi
- Civic Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Saint Patrick's Park: 0.2 mi
- Saint Audoen's Park: 0.3 mi
Museums: 55
- Chester Beatty Library: 0.0 mi
- Revenue Museum: 0.1 mi
- Garda Museum: 0.1 mi
- Dublinia: 0.2 mi
- Civic Museum: 0.2 mi
Gardens: 52
- Provost's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Visual Culture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Chemistry Garden: 0.6 mi
- Physiology Square: 0.6 mi
- Botany Square: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 49
- Dublin Castle: 0.0 mi
- Garda Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- Gairdín Cuimhneacháin an Gharda Síochána: 0.0 mi
- Special Olympics Memorial: 0.0 mi
- St. Michael's le Pale Church Yard: 0.1 mi
Springs
- St Catherine's Well: 1.9 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 2.0 mi
- Saint John's Well: 2.1 mi
- Rag Well: 4.9 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sandymount Strand: 2.3 mi
- Merrion Strand: 3.2 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 5.2 mi
- Seapoint: 5.5 mi
- Sandycove Beach: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- The Grove: 1.4 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 3.5 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 3.6 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 4.9 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Hawk Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Lover's Leap: 11.9 mi
- The Shaft: 13.6 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.6 mi
- Bracket Slab: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 10.0 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 20.4 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Toni's: 1.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.2 mi
- BBQ Area: 17.1 mi
- Poplar Square: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Veronica Guerin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SSW 193° | 757 m | 11.7 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 203° | 723 m | 11.3 mi |
| War Hill | S 178° | 685 m | 14.0 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 209° | 647 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tonduff | S 180° | 642 m | 12.5 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 206° | 621 m | 12.0 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 205° | 617 m | 9.8 mi |
| Tonduff East Top | S 177° | 593 m | 12.9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/881446140
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