Historic site
Lord Kelvin's Statue
Lord Kelvin's Statue is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is New Metal Piece, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 5.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates54.58311, -5.93615
- 5.8 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- New Metal Piece: 0.0 mi
- Galileo Galilei: 0.1 mi
- Reclining Figure: 0.1 mi
- King William III: 0.7 mi
- For the Football: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Palm House: 0.1 mi
- Belfast City Hall: 1.0 mi
- The Belfast Barge: 1.2 mi
- Francis Calder Commemorative Fountain: 1.4 mi
- Peace Wall: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Black Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Black Hill: 3.1 mi
- Braniel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Divis: 3.8 mi
- Squires Hill: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Botanic Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Crescent Park: 0.3 mi
- King William Park: 0.3 mi
- Blythefield Park: 0.6 mi
- Park Avenue Rooftop Garden: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Saint James' Community Farm: 1.1 mi
- City Quays Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Knockbreda Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Therapy Garden & Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Gairdín an Phobail: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 55
- WWI Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Rory Gallagher Statue: 0.8 mi
- Sir Otto Jaffe: 0.9 mi
- Lord Dufferin Monument: 0.9 mi
- Black Man Statue (Henry Cooke): 1.0 mi
Museums: 38
- Ulster Museum: 0.1 mi
- Royal Ulster Rifles Museum: 1.3 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum: 1.4 mi
- George Best's Family Home: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Bog Meadows: 1.2 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 1.5 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 4.0 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Belshaw's Quarry Nature Reserve: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Cuan Beach: 17.5 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Clough Picnic Site: 20.8 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 21.1 mi
Springs: 10
- Volunteers' Well: 4.5 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 15.0 mi
- Spa Well: 15.0 mi
- Sunday Well: 15.3 mi
- Tobernaveen: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 8
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 5.7 mi
- Seapark Beach: 6.4 mi
- Brompton Bay: 11.6 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 11.9 mi
- Browns bay walk: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Limestone Quarry: 4.1 mi
- Cave Hill: 4.6 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 5.3 mi
- Spinkanee: 20.3 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 2.1 mi
- Stepping Stones: 14.4 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Lord Kelvin's Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 185° | 534 m | 16.9 mi |
| Divis | WNW 301° | 478 m | 3.8 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 0° | 474 m | 18.2 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 184° | 446 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 190° | 429 m | 17.5 mi |
| Douglas Top | NNW 345° | 402 m | 19.7 mi |
| Slievegarran | S 185° | 391 m | 18.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 302° | 389 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:49 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:48 | 16:00 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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