Cargan
in Mid and East Antrim of Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
54.983 and -6.167 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 54° 58' 59" and W -6° 10' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:36 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:48 am and 8:55 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Delve into Cargan

Cargan in Mid and East Antrim (Northern Ireland) is a city located in United Kingdom about 346 mi (or 557 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.

Current time in Cargan is now 07:36 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports closer to Cargan, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Belfast International Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 36 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne in Ireland at a distance of 93 mi (or 149 km). Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ballymena, Ballycastle, Antrim, Ballymoney and Larne. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Chance of rainfall 4%
Air Humidity 69%
Air Pressure 1006 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 64% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Monday, 29th of April 2024

8°C (47 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

11°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

13°C (56 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Zephaniah Dancers at Ballymena North

Published: February 06, 2012
Length: 59:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: High Kirk Video

A short overview of the Zephaniah Dancers visit to Ballymena North Business and Recreation Centre in January 2012, hosted by High Kirk Presbyterian. Full event available on a limited edition DVD.


Ballymena Raceway's Season Opener-Junior Rods Heat 1 #88

Published: April 05, 2014
Length: 10:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sam Wright

Heat 1 of the Junior Rods at Ballymena Raceway's season opener! After numerous restarts and many retirements, the racing soon got underway. Half way through the race a fiesta tried to pass...


Junior Rods Challenge Cup 01-01-14 Ballymena Raceway

Published: January 06, 2014
Length: 33:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sam Wright

Filmed by Ciara McQuillan (Ciara McQuillan MotorSpoet Photography) this shows the final of the Junior Rods Challenge Cup at Ballymena Raceway which took place on New Years Day. Give her page ...


Ballymena paramedic car on emergency call

Published: March 09, 2013
Length: 14:12 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: vityazspetsnaz

One of the good guys speeding to the rescue.


Northern Ireland Bike Trip

Published: August 04, 2012
Length: 27:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MCIreland99

A few clips of our Trip up to Northern Ireland ! Staying in Cushendal, then heading over to Torr Head, the Giants Causeway and along the coast. Well worth a Spin.


Giro d'Italia 2014 stage 2 belfast - belfast glenariff road in Cushendall

Published: May 10, 2014
Length: 03:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andy Hunter

leading group and main peloton with support.


Fair Ground Attraction Cover @Day 16:- Olympic Torch - (Glenariff) Perfect

Published: June 05, 2012
Length: 54:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tara McHugh Logan

Day 16 of Olympic Torch procession (Belfast to Portrush) Tara McHugh & Chris Downey Perfect, Fairground Attraction-June 3rd 2012.


Glenariff Forest in Glens of Antrim

Published: June 01, 2009
Length: 11:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: riverbraid

Glenariff Forest in Glens of Antrim and Reservoir in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Please Visit http://www.braidvalley.com/ and our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/BraidValleycom ...


Climbing Glenariff

Published: September 07, 2010
Length: 14:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: KujawaDaniel


James Blunt Cover @Heart Of Glens Festival 2012- Goodbye My Lover

Published: August 17, 2012
Length: 22:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tara McHugh Logan

Heart Of Glens Festival 2012- Goodbye My Lover Tara McHugh Logan Chris Downey Local Artists Sunday night James Blunt Cushendun Glenariff.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Cargan

Cargan (from Irish: an Carraigín, meaning "the small rock") is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies at the foot of Slievenanee in Glenravel – locally known as "The Tenth Glen" along with the more widely known nine Glens of Antrim. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 411 people. It is situated in Borough of Ballymena.

Located at 54.9833, -6.16667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in County Antrim

North Antrim (Assembly constituency)

North Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. It usually shares boundaries with the North Antrim UK Parliament constituency, however the boundaries of the two constituencies were slightly different from 1983 to 1986 as the Assembly boundaries had not caught up with Parliamentary boundary changes.

Located at 54.964, -6.174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Politics of County Antrim, 1973 establishments in Northern Ireland, Constituencies established in 1973

Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)

Antrim was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned seven MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.

Located at 54.951, -6.208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies established in 1921, Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies disestablished in 1929, Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Parliament, Historic constituencies in County Antrim

Cross Roads railway station

Cross Roads railway station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Located at 54.9788, -6.2047 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in County Antrim, Railway stations opened in 1886, Railway stations closed in 1930

Cargan railway station

Cargan railway station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Located at 54.9962, -6.18037 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in County Antrim, Railway stations opened in 1889, Railway stations closed in 1930

Parkmore railway station

Parkmore railway station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Located at 55.014, -6.14659 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in County Antrim, Railway stations opened in 1888, Railway stations closed in 1930


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Cargan