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Alphabet Angel

Alphabet Angel from directly overhead

Alphabet Angel is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Bushmills Distillery, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route runs past it.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates55.20679, -6.52287

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Islandcorr: 2.5 mi
  • Lannimore Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Kirk Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Knocklayd: 11.2 mi
  • Fort Hill: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 53
Attractions: 31
Parks: 27
  • Antrim Gardens: 5.2 mi
  • Ramore Head: 5.5 mi
  • Dervock Riverside Park: 6.2 mi
  • The Cornfield: 7.0 mi
  • Cashlandoo Park: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Beardiville Walled Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Benvardin Gardens: 4.9 mi
  • UUC Daffodil Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Hanover Gardens: 7.9 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Runkerry Stand (Bushfoot): 1.2 mi
  • Portballintrae Beach: 1.2 mi
  • East Strand: 4.4 mi
  • Portstewart Strand: 9.2 mi
  • Castlerock Beach: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 8
Springs: 8
  • St Lowry's Well: 16.9 mi
  • Aidan's Well: 17.3 mi
  • Source Of The Knockoneill River: 23.1 mi
  • Official Start Of The Clady River: 23.4 mi
  • Skelp Well: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dunseverick Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Hermit's Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 21.1 mi
  • Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 21.3 mi
  • Grillagh Waterfall: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Dunsevrick: 3.9 mi
  • Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 14.3 mi
  • Fairhead - The Prow: 14.4 mi
  • Fairhead - Ballycastle Descent Gully West: 14.5 mi
  • Fairhead: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Quilley Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 11.8 mi
  • Ballyhacket View: 13.6 mi
  • Cottage Park: 20.0 mi
  • Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Lissanduff Earthworks: 1.0 mi
  • Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 6.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Alphabet Angel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrostanSE 127°550 m18.3 mi
SlievenaneeSE 132°543 m18.5 mi
KnocklaydESE 106°514 m11.2 mi
SlieveanorraSE 128°508 m14.9 mi
BenbradaghSW 218°465 m22.8 mi
Carn TóchairSSW 204°464 m23.4 mi
Skerry HillSE 137°459 m17.5 mi
BovielSW 214°454 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5118:39
June solstice04:4621:0922:11
September equinox07:1218:4019:28
December solstice08:5114:4315:58

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11028011227

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