Mid and East Antrim
Located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 54°52′28″ N 6°06′05″ W
- Population
- 139,913
- 139.9K
- Elevation
- 281 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 81
- listed under Mid and East Antrim
- Airports
- BFS Belfast International Airport25 km
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport32 km
About Mid and East Antrim
Mid and East Antrim is a district. Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Population: 139,913. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Linford Water and Wee Collin.
Climate of Mid and East Antrim
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (132 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 132 | 95 | 107 | 75 | 67 | 69 | 80 | 94 | 108 | 128 | 128 | 125 |
How to get to Mid and East Antrim
The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (BFS), 25 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 33 km to the south.
Airports
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 25 kmsouth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 32 kmsoutheast
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 68 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 33 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 161 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 172 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 220 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 231 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mid and East Antrim
Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 809 natural sites, 382 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km58 places
- West Maiden Island 24 kmE
- East Maiden Island 25 kmE
- Lough Mourne Lake 23 kmSE
- Wee Collin Mountain 10 kmSE
25–60 km223 places
- Portstewart Beach Beach 52 kmNW
- Benone Beach Beach 59 kmNW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 54 kmNW
- The Skerries Island 51 kmNW
60–100 km1,002 places
- Isle of Arran Island 97 kmNE
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 92 kmW
- Texa Island Island 83 kmN
- Pladda Island 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Mid and East Antrim
81 places- 1 Carrickfergus 29.2K
- 2 Ballymena 28.9K
- 3 Larne 18.4K
- 4 Greenisland 5.1K
- 5 Whitehead 3.7K
- 6 Ahoghill 3.6K
- 7 Broughshane 2.6K
- 8 Cullybackey 2.5K
- 9 Connor 1.8K
- 10 Carnlough 1.4K
- 11 Portglenone 1.2K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages25
- Ballycarry · Village
- Ballycloghan · Village
- Ballygally · Village
- Ballyhill · Village
- Ballylumford · Village
- Beltoy · Village
- Cargan · Village
- Carncastle · Village
- Clogh · Village
- Duffstown · Village
- Eden · Village
- Galdanagh · Village
- Galgorm · Village
- Glenarm · Village
- Glenoe · Village
- Glynn · Village
- Gracehill · Village
- Gransha · Village
- Headwood · Village
- Irish Omerbane · Village
- Kells · Village
- Kilroot · Village
- Knockanully · Village
- Lisrodden · Village
- Magheramorne · Village
Mountains & nature19
- Agnew's Hill · Mountain
- Ballygalley Head · Natural site
- Big Collin · Mountain
- Black Head · Natural site
- Black Hill · Mountain
- Brown’s Bay · Natural site
- Carncormick · Mountain
- Carn Hill · Mountain
- Carnlough Bay · Natural site
- Collin Top · Mountain
- Donalds Carn · Mountain
- Douglas Top · Mountain
- Drains Bay · Natural site
- Glenarm Bay · Natural site
- Island Magee · Natural site
- Knock Dhu · Mountain
- Knockore · Mountain
- Larne Lough · Natural site
- Little Trosk · Mountain
Lakes, rivers & coasts2
- Glenarm River · River
- Larne River · River
Heritage & sights3
- Carrickfergus Castle · Historic site
- Castle Chichester · Historic site
- Kilwaughter Castle · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Linford Water River, Northern Ireland9.1 km E
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Wee Collin Mountain, Antrim and Newtownabbey9.9 km SE
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Trostan Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens20 km N -
Isle of Muck Island, Northern Ireland25 km E
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Carnearny Mountain, Antrim and Newtownabbey13 km S
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Slieveanorra Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens24 km N
Sources & licences
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