Historic site
Giants chair
Giants chair is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Peace Gate, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.66056, -5.93090
- 1.1 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 21 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- The Peace Gate: 0.0 mi
- The Wishing Tree Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- #RememberMyNoah: 0.3 mi
- Whiteabbey roundabout: 1.4 mi
- The Mayfly: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Reptile House and Education Centre: 0.5 mi
- Ring Tail Lemur: 0.5 mi
- Flamingo: 0.5 mi
- Sitatunga: 0.6 mi
- Moloch's gibbon: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- McArt's Fort: 1.1 mi
- Collinward: 1.2 mi
- Cavehill: 1.2 mi
- Carnmoney Hill: 1.2 mi
- Squires Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
- V36: 0.0 mi
- Valley Park: 0.3 mi
- Throne Park: 0.5 mi
- Finlay Park: 0.9 mi
- Gideon's Green: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Aluminum Christmas tree: 0.7 mi
- B-17 WWII Crash Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Ruined Farmhouse: 0.8 mi
- Turret: 1.2 mi
- Belfast Castle: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 53
- Bawnmore Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- King's Coronation Garden: 1.1 mi
- Belfast Castle Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Northern Ireland Centenary Garden: 2.0 mi
- Monkstown Village Garden: 2.1 mi
Museums: 38
- The White House: 1.0 mi
- Museum At The Mill: 2.5 mi
- Sentry Hill Historic House: 2.7 mi
- Thompson Dock Pump House: 3.4 mi
- Crumlin Road Gaol: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 3.0 mi
- Bog Meadows: 5.4 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 6.9 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 8.2 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 9.6 mi
Springs: 8
- Volunteers' Well: 1.0 mi
- Tobernaveen: 12.7 mi
- Spa Well: 15.6 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 19.8 mi
- Sunday Well: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 5
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 1.3 mi
- Seapark Beach: 4.3 mi
- Brompton Bay: 9.8 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 10.1 mi
- Browns bay walk: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 0.6 mi
- Cave Hill: 1.0 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 1.8 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 6.7 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Stepping Stones: 19.2 mi
- Cranny Falls: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Cuan Beach: 21.7 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Giants chair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 184° | 534 m | 22.2 mi |
| Divis | SW 226° | 478 m | 4.9 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 359° | 474 m | 12.8 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 183° | 446 m | 22.8 mi |
| Slemish | NNW 337° | 438 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 188° | 429 m | 22.8 mi |
| Soarns Hill | NNW 341° | 403 m | 21.9 mi |
| Douglas Top | NNW 339° | 402 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:49 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 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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