Artwork
The Flying Angel
The Flying Angel 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 Dividers, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 3.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze;stainless steel
How to reach it
Coordinates54.60828, -5.91934
- 3.9 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Dividers: 0.2 mi
- SoundYard: 0.3 mi
- Glass of Thrones: House Stark: 0.3 mi
- Glass of Thrones: House Targaryen: 0.3 mi
- Glass of Thrones: White Walkers: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- City Quays Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Grove Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Peas Park Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Westland Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Lisvannon Community Garden: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- SS Nomadic: 0.4 mi
- Junction Mark: 0.4 mi
- Starboard Mark: 0.4 mi
- Port Mark: 0.4 mi
- Titanic Belfast: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Navigation Buoys Park: 0.4 mi
- May's Meadow: 0.8 mi
- May's Meadow: 0.8 mi
- Dr Pitt Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Alexandra Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Titanic Names Wall 1: 0.4 mi
- Titanic Names Wall 2: 0.4 mi
- McGurk's Bar bombing tombstone and commemorative plaque: 0.4 mi
- Albert Memorial Clock: 0.6 mi
- Andrew Nicholl: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- McArt's Fort: 2.9 mi
- Cavehill: 3.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Squires Hill: 3.4 mi
- Collinward: 3.5 mi
Museums: 38
- W5: 0.3 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum: 0.5 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Royal Ulster Rifles Museum: 0.6 mi
- Thompson Dock Pump House: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 2.3 mi
- Bog Meadows: 2.4 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 3.3 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 6.5 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 8.1 mi
Springs: 11
- Volunteers' Well: 2.9 mi
- Spa Well: 14.4 mi
- Tobernaveen: 15.3 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 16.2 mi
- Sunday Well: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Cuan Beach: 18.4 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
- Clough Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 6
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 3.9 mi
- Seapark Beach: 4.8 mi
- Brompton Bay: 10.2 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 10.5 mi
- Browns bay walk: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Limestone Quarry: 2.8 mi
- Cave Hill: 3.0 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 3.7 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 20.4 mi
- Spinkanee: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 3.1 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Stepping Stones: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of The Flying Angel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 187° | 534 m | 18.7 mi |
| Divis | W 273° | 478 m | 4.0 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 358° | 474 m | 16.5 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 185° | 446 m | 19.2 mi |
| Slemish | NNW 339° | 437.9 m | 20.2 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 191° | 429 m | 19.3 mi |
| Douglas Top | NNW 342° | 402 m | 18.2 mi |
| Slievegarran | S 187° | 391 m | 20.5 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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