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McKee Clock

McKee Clock from directly overhead

McKee Clock is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Divis stands 478 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pain and Sorrow, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 6.0 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Monument in Ireland

Dates from 1915.

Wikidata Q6801730, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Inscription
8 July 1915. This stone records the appreciation of the Bangor Urban District Council for the generous gift of this clock to his native town by James McKee. The above James McKee died on 28th April 1919

How to reach it

Coordinates54.66364, -5.66789

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • Bangor Cenotaph: 0.3 mi
  • Helen's Tower: 3.0 mi
  • BCDR Railway Bridge: 3.2 mi
  • North Shaft Chimney: 3.3 mi
  • Windmill Stump: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Ward Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ballyholme Green: 0.6 mi
  • Castle Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kingsland: 0.6 mi
  • Connor Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 59
  • Walled Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Garden of Reflection: 4.9 mi
  • Walled Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Millisle Community Garden: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 53
  • Irish Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Lieutenant Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Cairngaver: 4.6 mi
  • Barnagh Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Scrabo Hill: 6.1 mi
Museums: 35
Nature reserves: 16
Springs: 10
Beaches: 7
  • Skippingstone Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Brompton Bay: 0.7 mi
  • Seapark Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Browns bay walk: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 11.1 mi
  • Cave Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Limestone Quarry: 11.8 mi
  • Ballygalley Head: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McKee Clock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
DivisWSW 256°478 m14.5 mi
Agnew's HillNW 320°474 m16.5 mi
SlemishNW 311°437.9 m22.8 mi
Douglas TopNW 311°402 m20.7 mi
Black MountainWSW 253°389 m13.8 mi
Black HillNNW 330°381 m20.9 mi
Squires HillW 263°374 m12.6 mi
Scawt HillNNW 330°370 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2617:4818:36
June solstice04:4621:0322:04
September equinox07:0818:3719:24
December solstice08:4414:4615:58

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7038768233

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