Attraction
Wishing Well
Wishing Well is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Old House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 1.4 miles off.
Old Wishing Well
How to reach it
Coordinates54.87730, -6.28430
- 1.4 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 14 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 17 mi
- Watertop Waterfall · 21 mi
- Big Dan's Chair Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Old House: 0.0 mi
- Memorial Oblisk: 0.9 mi
- Galgorm Castle: 1.9 mi
- Ancient Monastery of Kells: 5.3 mi
- War Memorial: 5.7 mi
Parks
- Sentry Hill: 0.1 mi
- Memoral Garden: 0.3 mi
- Waveney Park: 0.4 mi
- People's Park: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- ECOS Centre: 1.3 mi
- Antrim Round Tower: 11.0 mi
- Duck Pond: 11.2 mi
- Glenariff Forest Park: 11.7 mi
- the Doagh Holestone: 12.2 mi
Peaks
- Irish Hill: 2.5 mi
- Tully: 5.8 mi
- Carncormick: 7.3 mi
- Slemish: 7.4 mi
- Carrigin Hill: 8.0 mi
Artworks
- Mill Girl Statue: 5.3 mi
- Connor Presbyterian Church: 5.8 mi
- Ross Park: 5.8 mi
- Piper Sam and Irish Dancer Roisin: 7.7 mi
- The Drum: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 38
- Ahoghill Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Parterre Garden: 11.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.8 mi
- Glenarm Castle Walled Garden: 14.3 mi
- Largantogher Plantin Walled Garden: 15.5 mi
Museums: 27
- Mid-Antrim Museum: 1.0 mi
- Gracehill Village Old School Museum: 2.4 mi
- Seamus Heaney Homeplace: 10.6 mi
- Seamus Heaney HomePlace: 10.6 mi
- Garden Heritage Exhibition: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Ballygalley Head: 17.6 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 20.2 mi
- Cave Hill: 20.7 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 20.8 mi
- Craig-na-Shoke: 22.1 mi
Springs: 9
- Holy Well: 7.4 mi
- Lady's Well: 7.6 mi
- Tobernaveen: 8.7 mi
- Official Start Of The Clady River: 12.5 mi
- Source Of The Roohan Burn: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Hermit's Falls: 11.7 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 12.0 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 12.2 mi
- Cranny Falls: 13.4 mi
- Grillagh Waterfall: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Craigadick Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Cottage Park: 16.6 mi
- Coltrim Picnic Park: 20.5 mi
- Ballyforles Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 18.9 mi
- RSPB Portmore Lough Reserve: 22.3 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 22.7 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 23.6 mi
- Bog Meadows: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 3
- Browns bay walk: 20.7 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 21.3 mi
- Seapark Beach: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Wishing Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | NNE 24° | 550 m | 12.7 mi |
| Slievenanee | NNE 22° | 543 m | 11.2 mi |
| Knocklayd | N 4° | 514 m | 19.7 mi |
| Slieveanorra | N 10° | 508 m | 13.8 mi |
| Slieve Gallion NE Top | WSW 244° | 493.6 m | 20.1 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | E 99° | 474 m | 14.1 mi |
| Carn Tóchair | W 274° | 464 m | 18.9 mi |
| Skerry Hill | NNE 14° | 459 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:50 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 21:07 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:48 | 14:46 | 16:00 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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