Nature reserve
Slievenacloy Nature Reserve
Slievenacloy Nature Reserve is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Collin, a peak 0.8 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 9.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ulster Wildlife Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates54.57262, -6.06985
- 9.2 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Collin: 0.8 mi
- Black Hill: 2.5 mi
- Divis: 3.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Crew Hill: 4.2 mi
Gardens
- Belle Steele Garden: 1.8 mi
- Suffolk Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Tom Robinson Park: 3.5 mi
- Gairdín an Phobail: 3.6 mi
- Therapy Garden & Community Garden: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Half Moon Lake: 2.0 mi
- Lenadoon Park: 2.4 mi
- Carnanmore Park: 2.4 mi
- Twinbrook Wildlife Park: 2.6 mi
- Old Golf Course Road Park: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Leap of Faith: 2.0 mi
- Dolmen (folly): 3.1 mi
- Terence Robinson: 3.5 mi
- Hunger Strikers mural: 4.2 mi
- The Rescue: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Keiran Doherty TD Memorial: 3.4 mi
- McCrudden ORawe Jordan Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Lisburn War Memorial: 4.3 mi
- The Wallace Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Clonard Martyrs Memorial: 4.9 mi
Attractions
- Ulster New Zealand Centre: 3.8 mi
- Hilden Brewing Company: 4.0 mi
- Peace Wall: 4.9 mi
- The Industry Barge: 5.2 mi
- Giants Ring: 5.3 mi
Museums: 40
- Linen Centre and Museum: 4.4 mi
- Ulster Museum: 5.4 mi
- Crumlin Road Gaol: 5.7 mi
- Royal Ulster Rifles Museum: 6.0 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Belshaw's Quarry Nature Reserve: 2.8 mi
- Bog Meadows: 4.3 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 5.4 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 8.7 mi
- RSPB Portmore Lough Reserve: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 19.8 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 20.8 mi
- Cuan Beach: 21.0 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Knockiveagh Picnic Site: 21.2 mi
Springs: 11
- Volunteers' Well: 7.3 mi
- Tobernaveen: 14.1 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 17.7 mi
- Sunday Well: 18.5 mi
- St. Anne's Well: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Limestone Quarry: 6.5 mi
- Cave Hill: 7.2 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 7.8 mi
- Spinkanee: 20.2 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 5
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 9.3 mi
- Seapark Beach: 11.2 mi
- Brompton Bay: 16.7 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 17.0 mi
- Browns bay walk: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Stepping Stones: 11.5 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Slievenacloy Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | SSE 166° | 534 m | 16.5 mi |
| Divis | NE 38° | 478 m | 3.4 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | NNE 16° | 474 m | 19.7 mi |
| Slievenisky | SSE 166° | 446 m | 17.2 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 171° | 429 m | 16.7 mi |
| Douglas Top | N 1° | 402 m | 19.8 mi |
| Slievegarran | SSE 168° | 391 m | 18.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 51° | 389 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:50 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:48 | 16:01 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
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