Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve
Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed), a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 7.5 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ulster Wildlife;Ards and North Down Borough Council
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clandeboye Play Park: 1.2 mi
- Castle Park: 1.2 mi
- Ward Park: 1.6 mi
- Linear Park: 1.7 mi
- Linear Park: 1.9 mi
- BCDR Railway Bridge: 1.3 mi
- Helen's Tower: 1.4 mi
- North Shaft Chimney: 1.5 mi
- Bangor Cenotaph: 1.6 mi
- Windmill Stump: 1.7 mi
- Bobbio: 1.3 mi
- Milano: 1.4 mi
- Fluctus Angelorum (Wave of Angels): 1.4 mi
- St Gallen: 1.4 mi
- Voyage: 1.4 mi
- Brompton Pier: 2.3 mi
- Grey Point Fort: 4.0 mi
- Red Squirrel Hide: 6.1 mi
- Senate Chamber: 6.8 mi
- Assembly Chamber: 6.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 1.1 mi
- Garden of Reflection: 3.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.8 mi
- Millisle Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
- Lieutenant Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cairngaver: 3.5 mi
- Irish Hill: 3.8 mi
- Scrabo Hill: 4.3 mi
- Stewart Hill: 5.6 mi
- North Down Museum: 1.3 mi
- Somme Heritage Centre: 1.6 mi
- War Years Remembered: 2.9 mi
- Ards Arts Centre: 3.1 mi
- Ulster Folk Museum: 5.0 mi
- Conlig Nature Reserve (proposed): 1.1 mi
- Kiltonga Nature Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Castle Espie Wetland Centre: 7.4 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 8.3 mi
- Inishargy Bog: 11.5 mi
- Spa Well: 5.4 mi
- Volunteers' Well: 10.9 mi
- Sunday Well: 16.1 mi
- St. Anne's Well: 16.5 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 17.2 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 2.1 mi
- Brompton Bay: 2.2 mi
- Seapark Beach: 6.2 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 9.3 mi
- Browns bay walk: 15.4 mi
- Cuan Beach: 16.8 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Strangford Holiday Park Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Kilclief Recreation/Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 22.9 mi
- Cave Hill: 11.1 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 11.2 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 11.6 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 19.5 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 10.1 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- Stepping Stones: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | SSW 211° | 534 m | 23.8 mi |
| Divis | W 263° | 478 m | 14.1 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | NW 324° | 474 m | 17.9 mi |
| Slievenisky | SSW 209° | 446 m | 24.2 mi |
| Slemish | NW 315° | 437.9 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cratlieve | SSW 213° | 429 m | 24.9 mi |
| Douglas Top | NW 315° | 402 m | 21.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 261° | 389 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 17:48 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 21:03 | 22:04 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 14:46 | 15:59 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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