HMS Caroline
HMS Caroline is a 1914 C-class light cruiser. On the map, it sits 100 m northeast of Belfast. This is a site of Royal Navy.
Historic ship near Belfast
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Belfast
HMS Caroline is 100 m northeast of Belfast. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
In Belfast the warm season is June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.
HMS Caroline
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 12 languages. Nearby, SS Nomadic (1 km) heads a list of 62 within 15 km.
- Type
- Historic ship
- Run by
- Royal Navy
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 12 languages
- Town
- 100 m northeast of Belfast
- Official site
- hmscaroline.co.uk
Where it sits
The places near HMS Caroline are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Towns that list HMS Caroline
Belfast, with 293,298 people, is the largest of the 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
- 1Belfast
- 2Metropolitan Castlereagh
- 3Holywood
- 4Metropolitan Newtownabbey
- 5Greenisland
- 6Metropolitan Lisburn
- 7Carryduff
- 8Comber
Belfast
Metropolitan Castlereagh
Holywood
Metropolitan Newtownabbey
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where HMS Caroline is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 100 m southwest of it | 293,298 | 51 |
| Metropolitan Castlereagh | 3.6 km southeast of it | 58,763 | 39 |
| Holywood | 3.6 km northeast of it | 10,757 | 18 |
| Metropolitan Newtownabbey | 3.6 km north of it | 67,599 | 20 |
| Greenisland | 9.6 km north of it | 5,383 | 8 |
| Metropolitan Lisburn | 10 km southwest of it | 32,643 | 14 |
| Carryduff | 11 km south of it | 7,173 | 6 |
| Comber | 13 km southeast of it | 9,529 | 4 |
Places to add to HMS Caroline
Within 15 km are 62 places, among them 2 cathedrals, 2 historic houses and a historic ship.
Historic shipSS Nomadic1 km away2
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast2.1 km away3
Historic houseBelfast Castle4.1 km away4CathedralCathedralSt Peter's Cathedral3.2 km away5
GardenBotanic Gardens4 km away6
Historic houseStormont Castle4.8 km away7MuseumMuseumUlster Museum4.1 km away8Art galleryArt galleryThe Naughton Gallery at Queen's3.8 km away · 16K visitors a yearWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on HMS Caroline
Where is HMS Caroline?
HMS Caroline is 100 m northeast of Belfast, Belfast.
What is HMS Caroline?
1914 C-class light cruiser.
Who runs HMS Caroline?
Royal Navy.
When is the best time to visit HMS Caroline?
June to August are the warmest months in Belfast, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near HMS Caroline?
Within 15 km: SS Nomadic (1 km), St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (2.1 km), Belfast Castle (4.1 km) and St Peter's Cathedral (3.2 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Botanic Gardens: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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