Historic site
War Memorial
War Memorial is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Glen Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route runs past it.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
Coordinates54.67477, -5.89469
- On the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 20 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Whiteabbey roundabout: 0.4 mi
- Antrim Coast Sculpture: 0.4 mi
- The Wishing Tree Sculpture: 1.7 mi
- The Peace Gate: 1.8 mi
- #RememberMyNoah: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Bleach Green Railway Viaducts: 0.5 mi
- Reptile House and Education Centre: 2.3 mi
- Ring Tail Lemur: 2.3 mi
- Flamingo: 2.3 mi
- Sitatunga: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Carnmoney Hill: 1.6 mi
- McArt's Fort: 2.9 mi
- Cavehill: 2.9 mi
- Collinward: 2.9 mi
- Slievetrue: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Glen Park: 0.3 mi
- Loughshore Park: 0.7 mi
- Hazelbank Park: 0.9 mi
- Gideon's Green: 1.3 mi
- V36: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Turret: 0.8 mi
- Ruined Farmhouse: 1.4 mi
- Giants chair: 1.7 mi
- Aluminum Christmas tree: 1.9 mi
- B-17 WWII Crash Memorial: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 53
- King's Coronation Garden: 0.8 mi
- Northern Ireland Centenary Garden: 1.2 mi
- Monkstown Village Garden: 1.3 mi
- Bawnmore Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
Museums: 36
- The White House: 1.3 mi
- Museum At The Mill: 2.5 mi
- Sentry Hill Historic House: 3.5 mi
- Ulster Transport Museum: 3.9 mi
- Thompson Dock Pump House: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 3.2 mi
- Bog Meadows: 6.8 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 8.0 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed): 9.3 mi
Springs: 8
- Volunteers' Well: 2.6 mi
- Tobernaveen: 13.4 mi
- Spa Well: 14.5 mi
- Sunday Well: 20.1 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 5
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 0.8 mi
- Seapark Beach: 3.3 mi
- Brompton Bay: 8.4 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 8.7 mi
- Browns bay walk: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 2.3 mi
- Cave Hill: 2.7 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 3.5 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 7.5 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 9.0 mi
- Stepping Stones: 20.7 mi
- Cranny Falls: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Cuan Beach: 21.8 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 188° | 534 m | 23.3 mi |
| Divis | SW 228° | 478 m | 6.6 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 352° | 474 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mid Hill | NNW 336° | 440 m | 22.6 mi |
| Slemish | NNW 331° | 438 m | 16.4 mi |
| Carncormick | NNW 331° | 436 m | 22.8 mi |
| Collin Top | NNW 339° | 429 m | 22.8 mi |
| Soarns Hill | NNW 336° | 403 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:49 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:46 | 15:59 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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