Artwork
The Big Fish
The Big Fish is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Buoy, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 4.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
How to reach it
Coordinates54.60146, -5.92167
- 4.4 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Buoy: 0.0 mi
- Sammy the Seal: 0.0 mi
- National Cycle Network: 0.1 mi
- Glass of Thrones: House Baratheon: 0.1 mi
- Thanksgiving Statue: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Francis Calder Commemorative Fountain: 0.0 mi
- The Belfast Barge: 0.2 mi
- Starboard Mark: 0.4 mi
- Junction Mark: 0.4 mi
- Port Mark: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Albert Memorial Clock: 0.1 mi
- Andrew Nicholl: 0.2 mi
- Jaffe Memorial Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Dr William Drennan: 0.3 mi
- Viscount Bryce: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- City Quays Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Grove Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Peas Park Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Westland Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Saint James' Community Farm: 1.9 mi
Parks
- May's Meadow: 0.4 mi
- May's Meadow: 0.4 mi
- Navigation Buoys Park: 0.4 mi
- Titanic Memorial Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Belfast City Hall Grounds: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Black Mountain: 3.1 mi
- McArt's Fort: 3.3 mi
- Cavehill: 3.4 mi
- Braniel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Squires Hill: 3.6 mi
Museums: 38
- Royal Ulster Rifles Museum: 0.2 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum: 0.3 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- W5: 0.3 mi
- Crumlin Road Gaol: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Bog Meadows: 2.1 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 2.7 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 2.9 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 6.3 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 8.2 mi
Springs: 11
- Volunteers' Well: 3.3 mi
- Spa Well: 14.5 mi
- Tobernaveen: 15.6 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 15.8 mi
- Sunday Well: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Cuan Beach: 18.1 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 19.8 mi
- Clough Picnic Site: 21.9 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 7
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 4.3 mi
- Seapark Beach: 5.2 mi
- Brompton Bay: 10.5 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 10.8 mi
- Browns bay walk: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Limestone Quarry: 3.1 mi
- Cave Hill: 3.5 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 4.1 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 20.8 mi
- Spinkanee: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 2.7 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Stepping Stones: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of The Big Fish. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 187° | 534 m | 18.2 mi |
| Divis | W 280° | 478 m | 3.9 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 358° | 474 m | 16.9 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 185° | 446 m | 18.7 mi |
| Slemish | NNW 340° | 437.9 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 191° | 429 m | 18.8 mi |
| Douglas Top | NNW 343° | 402 m | 18.6 mi |
| Slievegarran | S 187° | 391 m | 20.1 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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