Attraction
Asian elephant
Asian elephant is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant and Giraffe House, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 1.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Belfast Zoo
How to reach it
Coordinates54.65397, -5.94091
- 1.6 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 22 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Elephant and Giraffe House: 0.0 mi
- Meerkat: 0.0 mi
- Zebra: 0.0 mi
- Giraffe: 0.0 mi
- Monkey house: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- B-17 WWII Crash Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Giants chair: 0.6 mi
- Belfast Castle: 0.8 mi
- Aluminum Christmas tree: 0.8 mi
- Ruined Farmhouse: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Throne Park: 0.3 mi
- V36: 0.6 mi
- Cave Hill Country Park: 0.6 mi
- V36: 0.6 mi
- Valley Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- #RememberMyNoah: 0.5 mi
- The Peace Gate: 0.6 mi
- The Wishing Tree Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- The Mayfly: 1.5 mi
- Origin Sculpture: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- McArt's Fort: 0.5 mi
- Cavehill: 0.6 mi
- Collinward: 0.7 mi
- Carnmoney Hill: 1.7 mi
- Squires Hill: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 59
- Belfast Castle Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Bawnmore Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- King's Coronation Garden: 1.6 mi
- Peas Park Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Westland Community Garden: 2.2 mi
Museums: 38
- The White House: 1.4 mi
- Sentry Hill Historic House: 2.7 mi
- Museum At The Mill: 2.9 mi
- Crumlin Road Gaol: 3.1 mi
- Thompson Dock Pump House: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 3.1 mi
- Bog Meadows: 4.8 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 6.4 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 7.6 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 9.8 mi
Springs: 8
- Volunteers' Well: 0.4 mi
- Tobernaveen: 12.6 mi
- Spa Well: 15.8 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 19.5 mi
- Sunday Well: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 5
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 1.8 mi
- Seapark Beach: 4.7 mi
- Brompton Bay: 10.3 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 10.6 mi
- Browns bay walk: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cave Hill: 0.4 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 0.4 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 1.2 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 6.4 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Stepping Stones: 18.6 mi
- Cranny Falls: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Cuan Beach: 21.5 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Asian elephant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 183° | 534 m | 21.7 mi |
| Divis | SW 226° | 478 m | 4.3 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 1° | 474 m | 13.3 mi |
| Slemish | NNW 338° | 437.9 m | 16.9 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 187° | 429 m | 22.3 mi |
| Soarns Hill | NNW 342° | 403 m | 22.2 mi |
| Douglas Top | NNW 341° | 402 m | 14.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 215° | 389 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:49 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:47 | 16:00 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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