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Dog Pond, near Rathfarnham

Dog Pond is a lake in County Dublin, 6.1 km north of Rathfarnham.

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Formed during World War II when Nazi aircraft inadvertently dropped bombs on the park, forming the crater which is now filled with water.

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From Rathfarnham
6.1 km north, in a straight line

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Dog Pond is in Rathfarnham, County Dublin. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

It is 6.1 km north of the centre of Rathfarnham in a straight line. The map records no stop within walking distance.
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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Dublin Zoo (8209), 140 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Dublin Zoo 140 m
    bus 99
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Br Water Quay 390 m
    buses 80, 69, C5 and C6
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Islandbridge Gate 450 m
    buses 80, C6 and C5
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Phoenix Hse 560 m
    buses 80, 69, C6 and C5
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Phoenix Park 670 m
    buses 11 and 11B
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Rathfarnham covers the journeys into the town itself.

Other lakes in Rathfarnham

Nearest to Dog Pond first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Dog Pond, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 36 lakes in Rathfarnham

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Where is Dog Pond?
Near Rathfarnham, County Dublin, 6.1 km north of the centre.
What are the opening hours of Dog Pond?
Opening hours are not available on this page yet. Check with the business before travelling.
How far is Dog Pond from the centre of Rathfarnham?
6.1 km north of the centre, measured in a straight line. The map above can work out the walk along the footpaths from wherever you are.
Are there other lakes near Dog Pond?
36 in Rathfarnham altogether. The nearest are Royal Canal, Royal Canal and Royal Canal.
How do you get to Dog Pond without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Dublin Zoo, 140 m away in a straight line, and bus 99 call there, run by Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you choose.

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The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap way/41900780, and can be corrected there.
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Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.

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