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Dunsink Observatory, near Tallaght

Dunsink Observatory is an attraction on Dunsink Lane in County Dublin, 11 km north of Tallaght.

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Dunsink Lane
From Tallaght
11 km north, in a straight line
Website
www.dunsink.dias.ie
Run by
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

The map does not yet record opening hours and a phone number for Dunsink Observatory. Anyone can add them on OpenStreetMap, and this page picks the change up at the next refresh.

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Dunsink Observatory geograph.org.uk 510911·JP, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Dunsink Observatory is in Tallaght, 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 11 km north of the centre of Tallaght in a straight line, on Dunsink Lane. The map records no stop within walking distance.
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The nearest scheduled stop is Stadium Business Pk (7237), 1.1 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Stadium Business Pk 1.1 km
    buses N4, 220, 40D and 220A
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Heathfield Avenue 1.1 km
    buses N4, 40D and 40E
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  • Barnlodge 1.2 km
    buses N4, 220, 40D and 220A
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  • Navan Road Parkway 1.2 km
    train rail
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  • Cappagh Cross 1.2 km
    buses N4, 220, 40D and 220A
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Getting to Tallaght covers the journeys into the town itself.

Other attractions in Tallaght

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

All 85 attractions in Tallaght

Questions people ask

Where is Dunsink Observatory?
Near Tallaght, County Dublin, 11 km north of the centre.
How do you contact Dunsink Observatory?
Contact Dunsink Observatory. Visit www.dunsink.dias.ie.
How far is Dunsink Observatory from the centre of Tallaght?
11 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 attractions near Dunsink Observatory?
85 in Tallaght altogether. The nearest are Chimpanzee, Western lowland gorilla and White-crowned mangabey.
How do you get to Dunsink Observatory without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Stadium Business Pk, 1.1 km away in a straight line, and buses N4, 220, 40D and 220A call there, run by Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland. 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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