Museum
Coastal Zone
Coastal Zone is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Trostan stands 550 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Antrim Gardens, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NI Environment Agency
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates55.20869, -6.65407
- 0.6 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
- 11.0 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rinagree Point · 2 mi
- Harbour Hill · 3 mi
- viewpoint on Beach · 7 mi
- Gortmore View Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Islandcorr: 7.7 mi
- Eagle Hill: 8.7 mi
- Sconce Hill: 8.7 mi
- Kirk Hill: 10.5 mi
- Harkin's Hill: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Cromore Gatehouse: 2.6 mi
- Dunluce Castle: 3.0 mi
- The ruins of the original Agherton Church Of Ireland Church: 3.5 mi
- Beardiville House: 3.6 mi
- Wilson Twentyman: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 28
- Dunluce Centre: 0.6 mi
- Old Bushmills Distillery: 5.3 mi
- Giant's Causeway Visitor Experience: 5.7 mi
- Giant's Causeway: 6.0 mi
- Giant's Gate: 6.0 mi
Parks: 23
- Antrim Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Ramore Head: 0.3 mi
- Cashlandoo Park: 3.1 mi
- The Cornfield: 4.6 mi
- Christie Park: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 12
- Beardiville Walled Garden: 3.5 mi
- UUC Daffodil Garden: 4.4 mi
- Hanover Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Centennial Garden: 5.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 9
- Brick Sculpture: 0.0 mi
- Alphabet Angel: 5.2 mi
- Towards Tomorrow: 5.8 mi
- Source: 6.5 mi
- Manannán mac Lir: 9.7 mi
Museums: 9
- Coleraine Museum: 5.4 mi
- Ballymoney Museum: 10.9 mi
- Inishowen Maritime Museum and Planetarium: 13.1 mi
- Garvagh Museum: 15.7 mi
- Ballycastle Museum: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 8
- East Strand: 0.8 mi
- Portballintrae Beach: 4.2 mi
- Portstewart Strand: 4.5 mi
- Runkerry Stand (Bushfoot): 4.9 mi
- Castlerock Beach: 5.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Aidan's Well: 12.6 mi
- St Lowry's Well: 13.6 mi
- Source Of The Knockoneill River: 21.7 mi
- Skelp Well: 22.4 mi
- Source Of The Roohan Burn: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Quilley Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 7.0 mi
- Ballyhacket View: 9.0 mi
- Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Cashel: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Dunsevrick: 8.6 mi
- Legananam Pot: 19.0 mi
- Fairhead - Farrangandoo: 19.5 mi
- Fairhead - The Prow: 19.6 mi
- Fairhead - Ballycastle Descent Gully West: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Dunseverick Falls: 8.7 mi
- Altkeeran Waterfall: 22.8 mi
- Grillagh Waterfall: 23.3 mi
- Hermit's Falls: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Lissanduff Earthworks: 4.6 mi
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 8.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Coastal Zone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trostan | ESE 120° | 550 m | 22.7 mi |
| Slievenanee | ESE 124° | 543 m | 22.7 mi |
| Knocklayd | ESE 101° | 514 m | 16.2 mi |
| Slieveanorra | ESE 119° | 508 m | 19.3 mi |
| Benbradagh | SSW 206° | 465 m | 20.2 mi |
| Carn Tóchair | S 191° | 464 m | 22.0 mi |
| Skerry Hill | SE 127° | 459 m | 21.4 mi |
| Boviel | SSW 202° | 454 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:51 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 21:10 | 22:12 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:52 | 14:44 | 15:59 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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