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Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney from directly overhead

Seamus Heaney is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Mullaghaneany stands 627 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Seamus Heaney Homeplace, a museum 0.5 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 11 miles off.

The story

museum in Bellaghy, Northern Ireland, UK

Dates from 2016-09-30.

Wikidata Q113363777, matched on coordinates and name (829 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Seamus Heaney 1939-2013 Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgement

How to reach it

Coordinates54.81419, -6.51451

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • War Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Augustine Henry Memorial Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Mullagh Church: 6.2 mi
  • Old St Lurachs Church: 6.5 mi
  • Ardara Country House: 6.8 mi
Parks
  • Clady And District Angling Club Fishing: 3.6 mi
  • Portglenone Park: 4.4 mi
  • Polepatrick Cemetery and Park: 4.8 mi
  • Highfield Park: 5.9 mi
  • The Green: 6.2 mi
Peaks
  • Tully: 4.8 mi
  • Irish Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Slieve Gallion NE Top: 10.0 mi
  • Tintagh Mountain: 11.0 mi
  • Slaghta: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 18
Museums: 16
Gardens: 16
Springs: 9
  • Lady's Well: 3.8 mi
  • Holy Well: 3.8 mi
  • Official Start Of The Clady River: 5.1 mi
  • Source Of The Roohan Burn: 9.3 mi
  • Skelp Well: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Grillagh Waterfall: 7.4 mi
  • Altkeeran Waterfall: 10.3 mi
  • The 7 Arches Mousetrap Bridge Weir: 11.2 mi
  • Hermit's Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Craigadick Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Coltrim Picnic Park: 11.0 mi
  • Ballyforles Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Cashel: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Goles Forest: 17.1 mi
  • RSPB Portmore Lough Reserve: 20.0 mi
  • Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 20.5 mi
  • Drumcrow ASSI: 22.2 mi
  • Oxford Island National Nature Reserve: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Craig-na-Shoke: 13.0 mi
  • Legananam Pot: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Seamus Heaney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghaneanyW 274°627 m16.8 mi
Meenard MtnW 274°620 m17.5 mi
OughtmoreW 272°569 m15.8 mi
SpelhoaghW 273°568 m15.3 mi
CarnanellyW 261°562 m17.6 mi
MullaghmoreW 281°550 m13.6 mi
White MountainWNW 284°537 m13.6 mi
Slieve GallionWSW 240°526.6 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5118:39
June solstice04:4921:0722:08
September equinox07:1218:4019:28
December solstice08:4914:4716:01

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6148136243

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