Ballycastle Museum

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Ballycastle Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Marconi Telegraph Memorial Plate, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 0.5 miles off. 201 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
courthouse in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Wikidata Q17860241, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- Watertop Waterfall · 5 mi
- Big Dan's Chair Viewpoint · 5 mi
- The Glens of Antrim · 11 mi
- Rinagree Point · 17 mi
201 named places within 25 miles
- Knocklayd: 2.6 mi
- Lannimore Hill: 4.7 mi
- Greenanmore: 5.8 mi
- Croaghan: 6.1 mi
- Crockaneel: 6.4 mi
- Marconi Telegraph Memorial Plate: 0.6 mi
- Marconi: 0.7 mi
- Dunaneeny Castle: 0.8 mi
- Ballynaglogh Standing Stones: 2.1 mi
- Kinbane Castle: 2.5 mi
- Devils Churn: 1.4 mi
- Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge: 4.2 mi
- Dragonstone Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- Renly's Camp in the Stormlands: 4.8 mi
- Stannis confronts Renly in the Stormlands: 4.9 mi
- Partaneevey Car Park & Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Dervock Riverside Park: 10.2 mi
- Garron Road Amenity Site: 12.9 mi
- Carnany Park: 13.1 mi
- Benvardin Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 13.1 mi
- Beardiville Walled Garden: 13.4 mi
- Joey Dunlop Memorial Garden: 13.9 mi
- Robert Dunlop Memorial Garden: 13.9 mi
- Boathouse Visitor Centre & Museum: 6.7 mi
- Ballymoney Museum: 13.8 mi
- Coastal Zone: 15.9 mi
- Coleraine Museum: 17.2 mi
- Garvagh Museum: 22.9 mi
- Johann: 9.8 mi
- Alphabet Angel: 10.7 mi
- The Drum: 13.9 mi
- Brick Sculpture: 15.9 mi
- Towards Tomorrow: 16.9 mi
- Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 3.9 mi
- Fairhead - The Prow: 4.0 mi
- Fairhead - Ballycastle Descent Gully West: 4.1 mi
- Fairhead: 4.6 mi
- Dunsevrick: 8.0 mi
- Dunseverick Falls: 7.9 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 13.7 mi
- Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Ess-Na-Crub Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Cranny Falls: 16.8 mi
- Runkerry Stand (Bushfoot): 11.1 mi
- Portballintrae Beach: 11.7 mi
- East Strand: 15.1 mi
- Portstewart Strand: 19.6 mi
- Castlerock Beach: 21.1 mi
- Cottage Park: 11.0 mi
- Quilley Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 22.2 mi
- Ballyhacket View: 23.8 mi
- Lissanduff Earthworks: 11.4 mi
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 12.8 mi
- Holy Well: 24.9 mi
- Lady's Well: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ballycastle Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | SSE 160° | 550 m | 11.3 mi |
| Slievenanee | SSE 166° | 543 m | 12.4 mi |
| Knocklayd | S 180° | 514 m | 2.6 mi |
| Slieveanorra | S 173° | 508 m | 8.8 mi |
| Skerry Hill | S 175° | 459 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mid Hill | SSE 162° | 440 m | 16.4 mi |
| Slemish | SSE 164° | 437.9 m | 22.9 mi |
| Carncormick | S 170° | 436 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:50 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 21:08 | 22:10 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 14:42 | 15:57 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12551282310
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