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Ulster Museum

Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 54°34′55″ N 5°56′06″ W

Ulster Museum
Robert Nash · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Belfast
1.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHD George Best Belfast City Airport6 km
BFS Belfast International Airport20 km

About Ulster Museum

Ulster Museum is a museum. Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland.

From Wikipedia

The Ulster Museum, located in the Botanic Gardens in Belfast, has around 8,000 square metres (90,000 sq. ft.) of public display space, featuring material from the collections of fine art and applied art, archaeology, ethnography, treasures from the Spanish Armada, local history, numismatics, industrial archaeology, botany, zoology and geology. It is the largest museum in Northern Ireland, and one of the components of National Museums Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1929
Opened
1929
Official website
nationalmuseumsni.org

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Ulster Museum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (90 mm)
Driest month
May (57 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ulster Museum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°13°16°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°11°9°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)886271605761647982908284

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ulster Museum

The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), 6 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (20 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 2 km to the north.

Airports

  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 6 kmnortheast
  • Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 20 kmnorthwest
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 94 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 2 kmnorth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 141 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 178 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 207 kmsoutheast
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 230 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ulster Museum

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 552 natural sites, 339 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Reagh Island Island 21 kmSE
  • Rams Island Island 24 kmW
  • Strangford Lough Lake 24 kmSE
  • Portmore Lough Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km188 places

  • West Maiden Island 41 kmN
  • Reedy Flat Island 36 kmW
  • Lighthouse Island Island 29 kmNE
  • Guns Island Island 41 kmSE

60–100 km716 places

  • Portstewart Beach Beach 83 kmNW
  • Benone Beach Beach 89 kmNW
  • Portstewart Strand Beach 84 kmNW
  • The Skerries Island 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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