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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. 51 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
Attractions
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
Gardens: 54
  • Walled Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Garden of Reflection: 4.9 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Millisle Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Lisvannon Community Garden: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 53
  • 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
Peaks: 51
  • 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: 9
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
DivisWSW478 m14.5 mi
Agnew's HillNW474 m16.5 mi
SlemishNW438 m22.8 mi
Douglas TopNW402 m20.7 mi
Black MountainWSW389 m13.8 mi
Squires HillW374 m12.6 mi
Scawt HillNNW370 m19.7 mi
CavehillW368 m11.4 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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