White Head

White Head is a point in , . White Head is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whitehead railway station and Blackhead Lighthouse.

Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves in , Northern Ireland. The station has two platforms with a waiting room on each and the station is signalled in both directions and remains staffed during commuter hours by a Senior Porter, a fully trained signalman, capable of fixing points and signalling issues when they arise.

Lighthouse
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a listed lighthouse built at the turn of the 20th century, near in , Northern Ireland. It marks the very northern end of where it opens out into the that separates Northern Ireland and Scotland. is situated 1½ miles northeast of White Head.

Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves and in , , the station was opened on 1 October 1862. Today there is just a single platform, there is a stationmaster's old cottage on a disused platform, this is now privately owned. is situated 2 miles north of White Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrickfergus and Magheramorne.

Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in , with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.

Locality
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small in , . It is about 5 miles south of on the shores of . It had a population of 228 people in the 2021 census. is situated 5 miles northwest of White Head.

Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town on the south shore of Belfast Lough, in . It was a holiday resort from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century but is now chiefly a commuter town for Belfast. In 2021 it had a population of 64,000.

White Head

Latitude
54.74623° or 54° 44′ 46″ north
Longitude
-5.7098° or 5° 42′ 35″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9C6PP7WR+F3
Geo­Names ID
2634094
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