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Albert Memorial Clock

Albert Memorial Clock from directly overhead

Albert Memorial Clock is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lobster Pot, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

Clock tower in Belfast.

Dates from 1869.

Wikidata Q2638495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
34.44 m

How to reach it

Coordinates54.60088, -5.92440

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Lobster Pot: 0.0 mi
  • The Big Fish: 0.1 mi
  • Buoy: 0.1 mi
  • The Duel of Belfast, Dance by Candlelight: 0.1 mi
  • National Cycle Network: 0.1 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Parks
  • Titanic Memorial Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Belfast City Hall Grounds: 0.4 mi
  • May's Meadow: 0.4 mi
  • Navigation Buoys Park: 0.5 mi
  • Park Avenue Rooftop Garden: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 38
Nature reserves: 17
Springs: 10
Beaches: 7
  • Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Seapark Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Brompton Bay: 10.6 mi
  • Skippingstone Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Browns bay walk: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Limestone Quarry: 3.1 mi
  • Cave Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 4.1 mi
  • Ballygalley Head: 20.9 mi
  • Spinkanee: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Albert Memorial Clock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve CroobS534 m18.1 mi
DivisW478 m3.8 mi
Agnew's HillN474 m17.0 mi
SlieveniskyS446 m18.7 mi
SlemishNNW438 m20.6 mi
CratlieveS429 m18.8 mi
Douglas TopNNW402 m18.6 mi
SlievegarranS391 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2717:4918:37
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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/298832670

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