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Scrabo Railway Bridge

Scrabo Railway Bridge from directly overhead

Scrabo Railway Bridge is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Scrabo Tower, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 9.2 miles off.

The public path ends at the western face of the bridge, beyond that is privaete property ( incuding the bridge itself ).

How to reach it

Coordinates54.58589, -5.72051

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Scrabo Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Lieutenant Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Cairngaver: 2.4 mi
  • Stewart Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Dalzell's Hill: 4.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Parks
  • Killynether Wood: 0.6 mi
  • Glenford Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bully's Acre: 1.0 mi
  • Branch Out Community Group: 1.2 mi
  • Jacob's Field: 1.3 mi
Gardens
Historic sites: 54
  • Scrabo Tower: 0.4 mi
  • Column of BCDR Railway Bridge: 0.8 mi
  • Killysuggan Graveyard: 1.0 mi
  • Paupers' Graveyard: 1.0 mi
  • Miles Aircraft Factory: 1.1 mi
Museums: 35
Nature reserves: 19
Beaches: 10
  • Brompton Bay: 5.8 mi
  • Skippingstone Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Seapark Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Browns bay walk: 18.5 mi
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 5
  • Cave Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Limestone Quarry: 10.3 mi
  • Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 10.4 mi
  • Ballygalley Head: 22.2 mi
  • Spinkanee: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Scrabo Railway Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve CroobSSW534 m19.8 mi
DivisW478 m12.1 mi
Agnew's HillNNW474 m19.9 mi
SlieveniskySSW446 m20.1 mi
CratlieveSSW429 m20.9 mi
Douglas TopNW402 m23.3 mi
SlievegarranSSW391 m21.5 mi
Black MountainW389 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2717:4818:36
June solstice04:4721:0322:04
September equinox07:0918:3719:24
December solstice08:4414:4715:59

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

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