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National Museum of Ireland, Natural History

National Museum of Ireland, Natural History from directly overhead

National Museum of Ireland, Natural History is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Prince Albert, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

natural history museum in Ireland

Dates from 1856.

Wikidata Q6033599, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
9 m

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Limited

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates53.33992, -6.25340

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
  • Chemistry Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Physiology Square: 0.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Botany Square: 0.3 mi
  • Provost's Garden: 0.3 mi
Springs
Peaks
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Toni's: 2.5 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 13.8 mi
  • BBQ Area: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of National Museum of Ireland, Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KippureSSW 196°757 m11.6 mi
SeefinganSSW 206°722.9 m11.4 mi
War HillS 180°684.8 m13.8 mi
SeahanSSW 212°647.3 m10.0 mi
TonduffS 183°642 m12.4 mi
SeefinSSW 209°620.6 m12.1 mi
Corrig MountainSSW 209°617.1 m9.9 mi
Tonduff East TopS 180°593 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5721:0021:58
September equinox07:1118:4019:26
December solstice08:3915:0116:09

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/231082847

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