Historic site
Helen's Tower
Helen's Tower is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is North Shaft Chimney, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 7.7 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates54.62277, -5.69467
- 7.7 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Big Rock: 2.0 mi
- Fluctus Angelorum (Wave of Angels): 2.4 mi
- Bobbio: 2.5 mi
- Voyage: 2.5 mi
- Milano: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Brompton Pier: 3.2 mi
- Grey Point Fort: 4.1 mi
- Senate Chamber: 5.6 mi
- Assembly Chamber: 5.6 mi
- Red Squirrel Hide: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Lieutenant Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cairngaver: 2.2 mi
- Scrabo Hill: 3.1 mi
- Irish Hill: 3.7 mi
- Stewart Hill: 5.3 mi
Parks
- Jacob's Field: 1.7 mi
- Branch Out Community Group: 1.7 mi
- Bully's Acre: 1.7 mi
- Glenford Park: 1.8 mi
- Killaire Wood Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 53
- North Shaft Chimney: 0.3 mi
- Windmill Stump: 0.6 mi
- South Shaft Chimney: 0.7 mi
- BCDR Railway Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Bog Shaft Engine House: 0.9 mi
Gardens: 53
- Garden of Reflection: 1.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.3 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Millisle Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Lisvannon Community Garden: 7.2 mi
Museums: 35
- Somme Heritage Centre: 0.8 mi
- War Years Remembered: 1.7 mi
- Ards Arts Centre: 2.0 mi
- North Down Museum: 2.5 mi
- Ulster Folk Museum: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed): 0.6 mi
- Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve: 1.4 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 2.0 mi
- Castle Espie Wetland Centre: 6.4 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 7.3 mi
Springs: 9
- Spa Well: 5.8 mi
- Volunteers' Well: 10.0 mi
- Sunday Well: 15.1 mi
- St. Anne's Well: 15.6 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 8
- Skippingstone Beach: 3.1 mi
- Brompton Bay: 3.1 mi
- Seapark Beach: 5.5 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 8.6 mi
- Browns bay walk: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Cuan Beach: 15.9 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Strangford Holiday Park Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Kilclief Recreation/Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Cave Hill: 10.3 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 10.4 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 10.7 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Stepping Stones: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Helen's Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | SSW 210° | 534 m | 22.5 mi |
| Divis | W 267° | 478 m | 13.0 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | NNW 328° | 474 m | 18.2 mi |
| Slievenisky | SSW 208° | 446 m | 22.9 mi |
| Slemish | NW 318° | 438 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cratlieve | SSW 212° | 429 m | 23.6 mi |
| Douglas Top | NW 318° | 402 m | 21.9 mi |
| Slievegarran | SSW 208° | 391 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:48 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 21:03 | 22:04 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 14:46 | 15:59 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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