Artwork
Glass of Thrones: the Iron Throne
Glass of Thrones: the Iron Throne is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Titanic Slipway, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 3.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- glass
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates54.61050, -5.90844
- 3.7 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Titanic Slipway: 0.0 mi
- Titanic Belfast: 0.2 mi
- SS Nomadic: 0.3 mi
- HMS Caroline: 0.3 mi
- Port Mark: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Glass of Thrones: White Walkers: 0.1 mi
- The Great Light: 0.2 mi
- Glass of Thrones: House Lannister: 0.2 mi
- Glass of Thrones: White Walkers: 0.3 mi
- Kit: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Titanic Names Wall 2: 0.1 mi
- Titanic Names Wall 1: 0.1 mi
- McGurk's Bar bombing tombstone and commemorative plaque: 0.9 mi
- Albert Memorial Clock: 0.9 mi
- Andrew Nicholl: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Navigation Buoys Park: 0.5 mi
- Dr Pitt Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Victoria Park: 0.9 mi
- Victoria Park: 0.9 mi
- May's Meadow: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- City Quays Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Grove Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Peas Park Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Lisvannon Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Westland Community Garden: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- McArt's Fort: 3.0 mi
- Cavehill: 3.1 mi
- Braniel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Collinward: 3.6 mi
- Squires Hill: 3.6 mi
Museums: 38
- Thompson Dock Pump House: 0.4 mi
- W5: 0.5 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum: 1.0 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Royal Ulster Rifles Museum: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 1.9 mi
- Bog Meadows: 2.9 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 3.6 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 7.7 mi
Springs: 11
- Volunteers' Well: 2.9 mi
- Spa Well: 14.0 mi
- Tobernaveen: 15.5 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 16.2 mi
- Sunday Well: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Cuan Beach: 18.3 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
- Clough Picnic Site: 22.4 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 3.6 mi
- Seapark Beach: 4.3 mi
- Brompton Bay: 9.8 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 10.0 mi
- Browns bay walk: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Limestone Quarry: 2.9 mi
- Cave Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 3.7 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 20.1 mi
- Spinkanee: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 3.1 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Stepping Stones: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Glass of Thrones: the Iron Throne. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 188° | 534 m | 18.9 mi |
| Divis | W 271° | 478 m | 4.4 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 356° | 474 m | 16.3 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 187° | 446 m | 19.4 mi |
| Slemish | NNW 338° | 437.9 m | 20.2 mi |
| Cratlieve | SSW 192° | 429 m | 19.5 mi |
| Douglas Top | NNW 340° | 402 m | 18.2 mi |
| Slievegarran | S 188° | 391 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:49 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:47 | 16:00 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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