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Seamus Heaney Homeplace

Seamus Heaney Homeplace from directly overhead

Seamus Heaney Homeplace is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Mullaghaneany stands 627 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Seamus Heaney HomePlace, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 12 miles off.

The story

museum in Bellaghy, Northern Ireland, UK

Dates from 2016-09-30.

Wikidata Q113363777, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Mid Ulster District Council

How to reach it

Coordinates54.80817, -6.52107

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Seamus Heaney: 0.5 mi
  • War Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Augustine Henry Memorial Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Mullagh Church: 6.1 mi
  • Old St Lurachs Church: 6.4 mi
Parks
  • Clady And District Angling Club Fishing: 4.0 mi
  • Polepatrick Cemetery and Park: 4.4 mi
  • Portglenone Park: 4.8 mi
  • Highfield Park: 5.4 mi
  • The Green: 5.7 mi
Peaks
  • Tully: 5.3 mi
  • Irish Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Slieve Gallion NE Top: 9.6 mi
  • Tintagh Mountain: 10.5 mi
  • Slieve Gallion: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 18
Gardens: 16
Museums: 15
Springs: 9
  • Lady's Well: 4.2 mi
  • Holy Well: 4.3 mi
  • Official Start Of The Clady River: 5.3 mi
  • Source Of The Roohan Burn: 9.2 mi
  • Skelp Well: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Grillagh Waterfall: 7.4 mi
  • Altkeeran Waterfall: 10.3 mi
  • The 7 Arches Mousetrap Bridge Weir: 11.0 mi
  • Hermit's Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Ess-na-Larach Waterfall: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Craigadick Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Coltrim Picnic Park: 10.5 mi
  • Ballyforles Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Cashel: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Goles Forest: 16.8 mi
  • RSPB Portmore Lough Reserve: 19.7 mi
  • Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 20.9 mi
  • Drumcrow ASSI: 21.7 mi
  • Oxford Island National Nature Reserve: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Craig-na-Shoke: 12.8 mi
  • Legananam Pot: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Seamus Heaney Homeplace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghaneanyW 276°627 m16.5 mi
Meenard MtnW 275°620 m17.3 mi
OughtmoreW 273°569 m15.6 mi
SpelhoaghW 274°568 m15.1 mi
CarnanellyW 262°562 m17.3 mi
MullaghmoreWNW 282°550 m13.4 mi
White MountainWNW 286°537 m13.5 mi
Slieve GallionWSW 241°526.6 m10.9 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 solstice08:4914:4816:01

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/656304586

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