- Elevation, modelled
- 97 m
- Tallest summit within 18.9 miles
- Slieve Croob534 m · 9.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Causeway Coastal Route15.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 22:04local time
- Coordinates
- 54.4623, -6.0874
Hillsborough Castle and Gardens is a park, at a modelled 97 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillsborough Castle, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 16 miles off.
- Operated by
- Historic Royal Palaces
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | SSE 151° | 534 m | 9.6 mi |
| Divis | NNE 15° | 478 m | 10.7 mi |
| Spaltha | S 176° | 477 m | 18.8 mi |
| Slievenisky | SSE 151° | 446 m | 10.3 mi |
| Slievenabrock | SSE 161° | 438 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cratlieve | SSE 160° | 429 m | 9.4 mi |
| Slievegarran | SSE 157° | 391 m | 11.2 mi |
| Luke's Mountain | SSE 164° | 391 m | 18.4 mi |
- 15.8 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Hillsborough Castle: 0.1 mi
- Hillsborough War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Harry Ferguson: 0.3 mi
- Marquis of Downshire Monument: 0.4 mi
- The Wallace Memorial: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Fourth Marquis of Downshire (1812-1868): 0.2 mi
- Flight: 0.3 mi
- I Spy: 0.4 mi
- Ssssh: 0.4 mi
- Big Foot: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Lisnagarvery: 2.0 mi
- Sprucefield Park: 2.3 mi
- Sprucefield Centre: 2.4 mi
- Harry Ferguson Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Tom Robinson Park: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Anahilt play park: 3.8 mi
- Castle Gardens: 3.9 mi
- The Diana Princess of Wales Garden: 4.0 mi
- Wallace Park: 4.1 mi
- Larchfield Estate: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Carney Hill: 4.5 mi
- Collin: 7.4 mi
- Crew Hill: 8.0 mi
- Windmill Hill: 9.0 mi
- Black Hill: 9.2 mi
Attractions
- Dromore Viaduct: 4.5 mi
- Hilden Brewing Company: 4.7 mi
- Drumbo Round Tower: 6.3 mi
- Giants Ring: 7.7 mi
- Prehistoric stones: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 53
- Spinkanee: 13.2 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 13.4 mi
- Cave Hill: 14.1 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 14.8 mi
- Spellack: 18.7 mi
Museums: 39
- Linen Centre and Museum: 3.8 mi
- Ulster Museum: 10.3 mi
- Museum of Orange Heritage: 10.8 mi
- George Best's Family Home: 11.0 mi
- Royal Ulster Rifles Museum: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Belshaw's Quarry Nature Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 7.7 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 9.1 mi
- Bog Meadows: 9.8 mi
- RSPB Portmore Lough Reserve: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Knockiveagh Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 13.8 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 14.1 mi
- Clough Picnic Site: 15.7 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Springs: 11
- Volunteers' Well: 14.1 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 14.2 mi
- Sunday Well: 15.7 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 17.5 mi
- St. Anne's Well: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 15.8 mi
- Seapark Beach: 16.7 mi
- Tyrella Beach: 20.2 mi
- Brompton Bay: 21.5 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Stepping Stones: 4.1 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Black Stairs: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:50 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 21:04 | 22:04 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:49 | 16:01 |
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