Historic site
Burning Bush
Burning Bush is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Divis stands 478 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route runs past it. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.71638, -5.80424
- On the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 18 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- arts: 0.1 mi
- Antrim Coast Sculpture: 4.2 mi
- Portable Engine: 4.4 mi
- Whiteabbey roundabout: 5.0 mi
- Johnny the Jig: 5.2 mi
Attractions
- Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Centre: 0.9 mi
- Grey Point Fort: 3.7 mi
- Bleach Green Railway Viaducts: 4.6 mi
- Brompton Pier: 5.8 mi
- Gobbins Visitor Centre: 5.9 mi
Parks
- Shaftesbury Park: 0.1 mi
- Marine Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Legg Park: 0.5 mi
- Loughshore Park: 4.0 mi
- Glen Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 56
- Irish Hill: 4.1 mi
- Slimero: 4.1 mi
- Slievetrue: 4.4 mi
- Muldersleigh Hill: 5.5 mi
- Carnmoney Hill: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 55
- War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- US Rangers: 0.2 mi
- King William III Monument: 0.2 mi
- Henly Gate: 1.1 mi
- Knockagh Monument: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 50
- Northern Ireland Centenary Garden: 4.7 mi
- Monkstown Village Garden: 4.8 mi
- King's Coronation Garden: 5.4 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
Museums: 34
- Carrickfergus Museum: 0.1 mi
- Andrew Jackson Cottage: 0.9 mi
- US Rangers Centre: 1.0 mi
- Ulster Transport Museum: 4.3 mi
- Railway Preservation Society of Ireland: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 6.6 mi
- Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve: 7.7 mi
- Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed): 8.2 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 9.0 mi
- Bog Meadows: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Glenoe Waterfall: 5.8 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Cranny Falls: 21.2 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 23.8 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 23.9 mi
Springs: 6
- Volunteers' Well: 7.2 mi
- Spa Well: 13.0 mi
- Tobernaveen: 15.8 mi
- Sunday Well: 21.9 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 5
- Seapark Beach: 4.7 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 5.3 mi
- Brompton Bay: 5.8 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 6.1 mi
- Browns bay walk: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 6.9 mi
- Cave Hill: 7.4 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 8.1 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Cuan Beach: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burning Bush. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divis | SW 230° | 478 m | 11.2 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | NNW 330° | 474 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mid Hill | NW 325° | 440 m | 21.9 mi |
| Slemish | NW 314° | 438 m | 16.3 mi |
| Carncormick | NW 319° | 436 m | 22.5 mi |
| Collin Top | NNW 328° | 429 m | 21.9 mi |
| Soarns Hill | NW 324° | 403 m | 20.8 mi |
| Douglas Top | NW 314° | 402 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:49 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:46 | 15:59 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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