Historic site
Aluminum Christmas tree
Aluminum Christmas tree is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bawnmore Memorial Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.65191, -5.92037
- 1.1 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- #RememberMyNoah: 0.4 mi
- The Wishing Tree Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- The Peace Gate: 0.7 mi
- Whiteabbey roundabout: 1.5 mi
- The Seahorse: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Asian elephant: 0.8 mi
- Elephant and Giraffe House: 0.8 mi
- Giraffe: 0.9 mi
- The Millennium Maze: 0.9 mi
- Zebra: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- McArt's Fort: 1.1 mi
- Cavehill: 1.2 mi
- Collinward: 1.5 mi
- Carnmoney Hill: 1.9 mi
- Squires Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Finlay Park: 0.2 mi
- Throne Park: 0.5 mi
- V36: 0.7 mi
- Gideon's Green: 0.7 mi
- Valley Park: 1.0 mi
Gardens: 54
- Bawnmore Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- King's Coronation Garden: 1.1 mi
- Belfast Castle Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Peas Park Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Grove Community Garden: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Giants chair: 0.7 mi
- B-17 WWII Crash Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Belfast Castle: 1.1 mi
- Turret: 1.1 mi
- Ruined Farmhouse: 1.5 mi
Museums: 38
- The White House: 0.6 mi
- Thompson Dock Pump House: 2.7 mi
- Crumlin Road Gaol: 3.1 mi
- Museum At The Mill: 3.2 mi
- W5: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 2.3 mi
- Bog Meadows: 4.9 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 6.3 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 8.1 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 9.0 mi
Springs: 9
- Volunteers' Well: 0.9 mi
- Tobernaveen: 13.3 mi
- Spa Well: 15.0 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 19.0 mi
- Sunday Well: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 5
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 1.1 mi
- Seapark Beach: 3.9 mi
- Brompton Bay: 9.5 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 9.8 mi
- Browns bay walk: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cave Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 1.2 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 1.7 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 6.0 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- Stepping Stones: 18.8 mi
- Cranny Falls: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Cuan Beach: 20.9 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Aluminum Christmas tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 186° | 534 m | 21.7 mi |
| Divis | SW 234° | 478 m | 4.8 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 358° | 474 m | 13.5 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 185° | 446 m | 22.2 mi |
| Slemish | NNW 336° | 438 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 189° | 429 m | 22.3 mi |
| Douglas Top | NNW 338° | 402 m | 15.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 224° | 389 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:49 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| 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.
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