Artwork
Jaunting Car
Jaunting Car is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Larne Museum & Art Centre, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route runs past it.
A life-size sculpture of a jaunting car, driver and horse.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates54.85230, -5.82207
- On the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 10 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 19 mi
- Watertop Waterfall · 25 mi
- Big Dan's Chair Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Richard Hayfield Mural: 0.1 mi
- Alley Way Artwork 1: 0.2 mi
- Port Art: 0.2 mi
- Love Larne Mural: 0.2 mi
- Queen Elizabeth’s 60 Years Crown: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Dixon Park: 0.2 mi
- Larne Cenotaph: 0.2 mi
- Smiley Park: 0.2 mi
- Curran Park: 0.6 mi
- Larne Town Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Larne War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- MV Princess Victoria Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Olderfleet Castle: 1.1 mi
- Hillmount House: 1.8 mi
- Glynn Old Church: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Lime Kiln: 2.5 mi
- the gobbins path: 6.2 mi
- Gobbins Visitor Centre: 6.7 mi
- Madman's Window (rock formation): 8.8 mi
- Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Centre: 9.1 mi
Peaks
- Agnew's Hill: 4.5 mi
- Ballycoos: 5.3 mi
- Scawt Hill: 5.5 mi
- Slimero: 5.6 mi
- Craigy Hill: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 49
- Drumalis House Private Grounds: 0.6 mi
- Bog Garden: 2.7 mi
- Carnfunnock Walled Garden: 2.9 mi
- Glenooe Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Blossoms at Larne Lough: 4.5 mi
Museums: 33
- Larne Museum & Art Centre: 0.0 mi
- Railway Preservation Society of Ireland: 7.9 mi
- Andrew Jackson Cottage: 9.1 mi
- US Rangers Centre: 9.1 mi
- Carrickfergus Museum: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 15.5 mi
- Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve: 16.1 mi
- Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed): 16.9 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 18.2 mi
- Bog Meadows: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Glenoe Waterfall: 3.7 mi
- Cranny Falls: 12.7 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 15.8 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 5
- Browns bay walk: 2.3 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 13.4 mi
- Brompton Bay: 13.9 mi
- Seapark Beach: 14.0 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Ballygalley Head: 3.4 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 14.2 mi
- Cave Hill: 14.9 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 15.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Volunteers' Well: 14.9 mi
- Tobernaveen: 16.0 mi
- Spa Well: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Cottage Park: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Jaunting Car. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | NW 315° | 550 m | 18.8 mi |
| Slievenanee | NW 311° | 543 m | 18.5 mi |
| Slieveanorra | NW 314° | 508 m | 22.1 mi |
| Divis | SSW 205° | 478 m | 18.4 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | W 265° | 474 m | 4.5 mi |
| Skerry Hill | NW 306° | 459 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mid Hill | NW 305° | 440 m | 14.6 mi |
| Slemish | W 281° | 437.9 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:49 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 21:05 | 22:06 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:46 | 14:44 | 15:58 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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