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James Joyce Tower and Museum

James Joyce Tower and Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandycove Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away.

James Joyce Museum located in Martello Tower 11 - Sandycove. Joyce

The story

The James Joyce Tower and Museum is a Martello tower in Sandycove, Dublin, where James Joyce spent six nights in 1904. The opening scenes of his 1922 novel Ulysses take place here, and the tower is a place of pilgrimage for Joyce enthusiasts, especially on Bloomsday. Admission is free.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1962-06-16.

Wikidata Q2062702, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.28867, -6.11361

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Forty Foot: 0.1 mi
  • Bandstand: 0.6 mi
  • The Oratory: 1.1 mi
  • Ernest Walton: 2.2 mi
  • John McCormack: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • The Maze: 0.1 mi
  • People's Park: 0.6 mi
  • Clarinda Park: 0.7 mi
  • Moran Park: 0.8 mi
  • Crosthwaite Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens
Springs: 59
  • Well of Gailline: 1.4 mi
  • Scurvy Well: 1.6 mi
  • Saint James' Well: 4.4 mi
  • Saint Broc's Well: 5.3 mi
  • Saint John's Well: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 31
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 15
Waterfalls: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hawk Cliff: 1.5 mi
  • Toni's: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • BBQ Area: 20.4 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of James Joyce Tower and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSW 230°757 m11.8 mi
DjouceSSW 206°725.5 m12.1 mi
SeefinganWSW 238°722.9 m12.7 mi
War HillSSW 210°684.8 m11.8 mi
CarrigvoreSW 219°682.36 m14.0 mi
SeahanWSW 246°647.3 m12.2 mi
TonduffSW 216°642 m10.9 mi
White HillSSW 204°631.1 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5118:37
June solstice04:5720:5921:57
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3815:0116:08

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/94871118

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