Lord Kelvin's Statue
One of the places to visit in Belfast is Lord Kelvin's Statue, an attraction. Within 5 km there are 31 more places to visit. Top of the list nearby is Botanic Gardens, 400 m away.
Attraction in Belfast
Inside Belfast
Lord Kelvin's Statue is inside Belfast’s settlement, with 31 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
From June to August, Belfast sees highs of 17–19°C.
Lord Kelvin's Statue
Attraction.
In Belfast, inside the town’s settlement.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Belfast
Getting your bearings
Numbered points are the places near Lord Kelvin's Statue, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Belfast’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Towns that count Lord Kelvin's Statue
Belfast is the biggest of the 3 bases nearby (293,298 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
Belfast
Metropolitan Castlereagh
Metropolitan Lisburn
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Lord Kelvin's Statue is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | It’s in town | 293,298 | 51 |
| Metropolitan Castlereagh | 2.2 km east of it | 58,763 | 39 |
| Metropolitan Lisburn | 4.7 km southwest of it | 32,643 | 14 |
Other places close by
Within 15 km are 56 places, among them 2 historic ships, 2 cathedrals and a garden.
GardenBotanic Gardens400 m away2MuseumMuseumUlster Museum100 m away3
Historic shipSS Nomadic3 km away4CathedralCathedralSt Peter's Cathedral1.8 km away5
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast2.2 km away6Art galleryArt galleryThe Naughton Gallery at Queen's300 m away · 16K visitors a year7
Historic houseBelfast Castle6.6 km away8
Historic shipHMS Caroline4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Lord Kelvin's Statue in questions
Where is Lord Kelvin's Statue?
Lord Kelvin's Statue is in Belfast, Belfast, inside the town’s settlement.
What is Lord Kelvin's Statue?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Lord Kelvin's Statue?
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 Lord Kelvin's Statue?
Within 15 km: Botanic Gardens (400 m), Ulster Museum (100 m), SS Nomadic (3 km) and St Peter's Cathedral (1.8 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 (5)
- Botanic Gardens: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0, 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
- HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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