Wellington Monument
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Wellington Monument is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fight or Flight, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Wellington Monument (Irish: Leacht Wellington), or sometimes the Wellington Testimonial, is an obelisk located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. The testimonial is situated at the southeast end of the Park, overlooking Kilmainham and the River Liffey. The structure is 62 metres (203 ft) tall, making it the largest obelisk in Europe.
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Dates from 1861.
Wikidata Q3308144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 62 m
- Inscription
- Asia and Europe, saved by thee, proclaim Invincible in war thy deathless name, Now round thy brow the civic oak we twine That every earthly glory may be thine.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fight or Flight: 0.1 mi
- 5th Dimension: 0.2 mi
- Flora in the Phoenix Park: 0.3 mi
- A Bit of Country in the City: 0.3 mi
- Good Luck: 0.3 mi
- Asian lion: 0.3 mi
- Sulawesi crested macaque: 0.3 mi
- Meerkat: 0.3 mi
- Snow leopard: 0.3 mi
- Siamang gibbon: 0.3 mi
- Telshaun Hill: 6.5 mi
- Montpelier Hill: 6.8 mi
- Slieve Gorra: 6.9 mi
- Kilmashogue: 6.9 mi
- Three Rock Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Thor Park: 0.5 mi
- Halliday Square: 0.6 mi
- Billy Edwards Park: 0.7 mi
- Irish National War Memorial Gardens: 0.7 mi
- James's Walk: 0.8 mi
- Sean Heuston: 0.2 mi
- Jerome Connor: 0.3 mi
- Monument of Remembrance: 0.3 mi
- Chapelizod Bypass: 0.4 mi
- Ludwig Wittgenstein: 0.5 mi
- Collins Barracks: 0.6 mi
- Kilmainham Jail Museum: 0.6 mi
- Asgard: 0.6 mi
- The Riding School: 0.7 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 0.7 mi
- People's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Formal Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Flanagan's Fields Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Cultural Garden: 1.0 mi
- Visual Culture Garden: 1.1 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 2.3 mi
- Saint John's Well: 2.7 mi
- Rag Well: 3.3 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 3.5 mi
- Saint Brigid's Well: 4.5 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 3.9 mi
- Merrion Strand: 4.7 mi
- Dollymount Strand: 6.5 mi
- Seapoint: 6.9 mi
- Portmarnock Beach: 8.8 mi
- The Grove: 2.8 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 5.0 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 5.1 mi
- Wildflower Meadow: 5.5 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 6.3 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Lover's Leap: 13.0 mi
- The Shaft: 14.8 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.9 mi
- Telegraph Slab: 15.2 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 14.5 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 19.7 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 22.8 mi
- Toni's: 0.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 11.8 mi
- BBQ Area: 17.1 mi
- Poplar Square: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Wellington Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | S 186° | 757 m | 11.9 mi |
| Seefingan | SSW 195° | 723 m | 11.2 mi |
| War Hill | S 172° | 685 m | 14.6 mi |
| Seahan | SSW 200° | 647 m | 9.7 mi |
| Tonduff | S 173° | 642 m | 13.1 mi |
| Seefin | SSW 199° | 621 m | 11.9 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SSW 196° | 617 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sorrel Hill | SSW 203° | 600 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:00 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 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/40498842
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