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Barnaby lion

Barnaby lion from directly overhead

Barnaby lion is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimpanzee, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 1.8 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Belfast Zoo

How to reach it

Coordinates54.65381, -5.94451

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
  • Throne Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cave Hill Country Park: 0.6 mi
  • Valley Park: 0.7 mi
  • V36: 0.7 mi
  • V36: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Cavehill: 0.5 mi
  • McArt's Fort: 0.5 mi
  • Collinward: 0.5 mi
  • Squires Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Carnmoney Hill: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 60
Nature reserves: 15
Springs: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Seapark Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Brompton Bay: 10.4 mi
  • Skippingstone Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Browns bay walk: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Cave Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 0.4 mi
  • Limestone Quarry: 1.1 mi
  • Ballygalley Head: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 6.4 mi
  • Glenoe Waterfall: 11.0 mi
  • Stepping Stones: 18.5 mi
  • Cranny Falls: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Barnaby lion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve CroobS 183°534 m21.7 mi
DivisSW 225°478 m4.2 mi
Agnew's HillN 2°474 m13.3 mi
SlieveniskyS 182°446 m22.3 mi
SlemishNNW 339°437.9 m16.9 mi
CratlieveS 187°429 m22.3 mi
Soarns HillNNW 343°403 m22.1 mi
Douglas TopNNW 342°402 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:4918:37
June solstice04:4821:0422:05
September equinox07:1018:3819:25
December solstice08:4514:4716:00

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4056341896

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