Van Morrison's childhood home
Van Morrison's childhood home is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is 49 Hyndford Street, known as George Cassidy Jazz Muscian's childhood home, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 5.2 miles off.
Van Morrison grew up here, he was taught by his good friend George Cassidy (49 Hyndford Street) and practiced with The Sputniks in the alleyway
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 49 Hyndford Street, known as George Cassidy Jazz Muscian's childhood home: 0.0 mi
- Port Mark: 1.4 mi
- Starboard Mark: 1.4 mi
- Junction Mark: 1.4 mi
- SS Nomadic: 1.5 mi
- Dixon Park Playing Fields: 0.1 mi
- Greenville Park: 0.2 mi
- Flora Street Walkway: 0.3 mi
- Orangefield Park Playing Fields: 0.3 mi
- Clara Street Children's Playground: 0.4 mi
- The Searcher: 0.5 mi
- Lord Street Symbolical Landscape: 0.6 mi
- Avoniel Road Symbolical Landscape: 0.6 mi
- Thorndyke Street Murals: 0.7 mi
- Titanic Yardmen 401: 1.0 mi
- Castlereagh War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Cregagh Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Victoria Crosses of the 36th Ulster Division: 1.3 mi
- Conn O'Neill's Castle Site: 1.5 mi
- Titanic Names Wall 2: 1.5 mi
- Lisvannon Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Knockbreda Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- City Quays Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Grove Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Peas Park Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Braniel Hill: 1.9 mi
- McArt's Fort: 4.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Cavehill: 4.7 mi
- Black Hill: 5.1 mi
- George Best's Family Home: 1.1 mi
- Police Museum: 1.1 mi
- Museum of Orange Heritage: 1.4 mi
- W5: 1.5 mi
- Thompson Dock Pump House: 1.8 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 2.7 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 2.9 mi
- Bog Meadows: 3.2 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Cuan Beach: 16.6 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
- Clough Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 21.8 mi
- Volunteers' Well: 4.5 mi
- Spa Well: 13.0 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 14.6 mi
- Sunday Well: 14.7 mi
- St. Anne's Well: 16.1 mi
- Seapark Beach: 4.8 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 5.0 mi
- Brompton Bay: 9.7 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 9.9 mi
- Browns bay walk: 18.7 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 4.5 mi
- Cave Hill: 4.7 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 5.3 mi
- Spinkanee: 20.9 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 21.4 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 1.7 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Stepping Stones: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Van Morrison's childhood home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | SSW 191° | 534 m | 17.7 mi |
| Divis | WNW 285° | 478 m | 5.5 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 354° | 474 m | 17.8 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 190° | 446 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cratlieve | SSW 195° | 429 m | 18.4 mi |
| Douglas Top | NNW 339° | 402 m | 19.8 mi |
| Slievegarran | S 191° | 391 m | 19.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 283° | 389 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:49 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 21:04 | 22:04 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12994347883
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