Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant's Gate, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 0.5 miles off. 204 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
ATTENTION: Only the Visitor center requires an entry fee. The walks and rock formations can be visited for free.
The story
rock formation on the Antrim coast of Northern Ireland
Wikidata Q106187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Trust
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
- 16.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rinagree Point · 8 mi
- Harbour Hill · 9 mi
- viewpoint on Beach · 13 mi
- Watertop Waterfall · 16 mi
204 named places within 25 miles
- Islandcorr: 3.2 mi
- Lannimore Hill: 6.0 mi
- Kirk Hill: 9.8 mi
- Slieveacarn: 10.9 mi
- Knocklayd: 11.6 mi
- Wilson Twentyman: 0.7 mi
- Dunseverick Castle: 2.5 mi
- Dunluce Castle: 3.4 mi
- Beardiville House: 5.5 mi
- Memorials to the Lost Sailors: 5.6 mi
- Giant's Gate: 0.1 mi
- Giant's Boot: 0.1 mi
- The Organ: 0.3 mi
- Giant's Causeway Visitor Experience: 0.5 mi
- Old Bushmills Distillery: 2.7 mi
- Antrim Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Ramore Head: 6.3 mi
- Partaneevey Car Park & Picnic Site: 7.2 mi
- Dervock Riverside Park: 8.3 mi
- The Cornfield: 9.0 mi
- Beardiville Walled Garden: 5.5 mi
- Benvardin Gardens: 7.3 mi
- UUC Daffodil Garden: 9.1 mi
- Hanover Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Centennial Garden: 10.1 mi
- Coastal Zone: 6.0 mi
- Coleraine Museum: 9.8 mi
- Ballycastle Museum: 10.6 mi
- Ballymoney Museum: 11.7 mi
- Boathouse Visitor Centre & Museum: 13.0 mi
- Runkerry Stand (Bushfoot): 1.5 mi
- Portballintrae Beach: 2.2 mi
- East Strand: 5.4 mi
- Portstewart Strand: 10.5 mi
- Castlerock Beach: 11.9 mi
- Alphabet Angel: 2.4 mi
- Brick Sculpture: 6.1 mi
- Towards Tomorrow: 9.9 mi
- Source: 10.7 mi
- Manannán mac Lir: 15.8 mi
- Dunsevrick: 2.7 mi
- Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 13.9 mi
- Fairhead - The Prow: 14.0 mi
- Fairhead - Ballycastle Descent Gully West: 14.0 mi
- Fairhead: 14.7 mi
- Quilley Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 13.0 mi
- Ballyhacket View: 15.0 mi
- Cottage Park: 20.7 mi
- Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Dunseverick Falls: 2.8 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 21.9 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 22.3 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Lissanduff Earthworks: 1.9 mi
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 9.1 mi
- Aidan's Well: 18.6 mi
- St Lowry's Well: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Giant's Causeway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | SE 134° | 550 m | 19.5 mi |
| Slievenanee | SE 138° | 543 m | 19.8 mi |
| Knocklayd | ESE 118° | 514 m | 11.6 mi |
| Slieveanorra | SE 135° | 508 m | 16.2 mi |
| Skerry Hill | SE 143° | 459 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mid Hill | SE 140° | 440 m | 24.0 mi |
| Carncormick | SE 145° | 436 m | 23.4 mi |
| Collin Top | SE 137° | 429 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:51 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 21:09 | 22:11 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:51 | 14:43 | 15:58 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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