- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 20.0 miles
- Slieve Croob534 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Causeway Coastal Route6.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 22:05local time
- Coordinates
- 54.5832, -5.9568
For the Football is a artwork, at a modelled 8 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint James' Community Farm, a garden 0.3 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 6.0 miles off.
- Material
- bronze
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of For the Football. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 182° | 534 m | 16.8 mi |
| Divis | NW 308° | 478 m | 3.1 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 3° | 474 m | 18.2 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 181° | 446 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 187° | 429 m | 17.4 mi |
| Douglas Top | NNW 348° | 402 m | 19.5 mi |
| Slievegarran | S 183° | 391 m | 18.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 312° | 389 m | 2.3 mi |
- 6.0 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Saint James' Community Farm: 0.3 mi
- Therapy Garden & Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Gairdín an Phobail: 1.3 mi
- City Quays Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Knockbreda Community Garden: 2.5 mi
Artworks
- RISE: 0.4 mi
- Hunger Strikers mural: 0.7 mi
- New Metal Piece: 0.9 mi
- Galileo Galilei: 0.9 mi
- Reclining Figure: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Willowbank Park: 0.6 mi
- Drumglass Park: 0.6 mi
- Blythefield Park: 0.7 mi
- King William Park: 0.9 mi
- Dunville Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Lord Kelvin's Statue: 0.8 mi
- WWI Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 1.1 mi
- Clonard Martyrs Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Keiran Doherty TD Memorial: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Palm House: 0.9 mi
- Peace Wall: 1.2 mi
- Belfast City Hall: 1.4 mi
- The Belfast Barge: 1.8 mi
- Francis Calder Commemorative Fountain: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Black Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Black Hill: 2.3 mi
- Divis: 3.1 mi
- Collin: 3.9 mi
- Squires Hill: 4.1 mi
Museums: 38
- Ulster Museum: 0.9 mi
- Royal Ulster Rifles Museum: 1.7 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum: 1.8 mi
- Crumlin Road Gaol: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Bog Meadows: 0.4 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 1.7 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 4.6 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 4.6 mi
- Belshaw's Quarry Nature Reserve: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Cuan Beach: 18.0 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Clough Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 21.1 mi
Springs: 11
- Volunteers' Well: 4.5 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 15.4 mi
- Tobernaveen: 15.6 mi
- Sunday Well: 15.8 mi
- Spa Well: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 8
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 6.0 mi
- Seapark Beach: 7.0 mi
- Brompton Bay: 12.3 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 12.6 mi
- Browns bay walk: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Limestone Quarry: 4.0 mi
- Cave Hill: 4.6 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 5.3 mi
- Spinkanee: 20.3 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 2.9 mi
- Stepping Stones: 14.0 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 15.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:49 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:48 | 16:00 |
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