Seamus Heaney
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
- 11.1 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 24 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 26 mi
- Harbour Hill · 27 mi
- viewpoint on Beach · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Wishing Well: 10.1 mi
- ECOS Centre: 10.8 mi
- Duck Pond: 13.4 mi
- Antrim Round Tower: 13.7 mi
- Wellbrook Beetling Mill: 17.0 mi
- Seamus Heaney Homeplace: 0.5 mi
- Beetling Mill: 6.7 mi
- Gracehill Village Old School Museum: 7.9 mi
- Mid-Antrim Museum: 10.1 mi
- Garden Heritage Exhibition: 13.3 mi
- Largantogher Plantin Walled Garden: 6.5 mi
- Ahoghill Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Dutch Garden: 10.5 mi
- Parterre Garden: 13.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 14.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Craig-na-Shoke: 13.0 mi
- Legananam Pot: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Seamus Heaney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghaneany | W 274° | 627 m | 16.8 mi |
| Meenard Mtn | W 274° | 620 m | 17.5 mi |
| Oughtmore | W 272° | 569 m | 15.8 mi |
| Spelhoagh | W 273° | 568 m | 15.3 mi |
| Carnanelly | W 261° | 562 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mullaghmore | W 281° | 550 m | 13.6 mi |
| White Mountain | WNW 284° | 537 m | 13.6 mi |
| Slieve Gallion | WSW 240° | 527 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:51 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 21:07 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 14:47 | 16:01 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6148136243
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