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Binn Chaonaigh

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°30′10″ N 9°39′29″ W

Map showing the location of Binn Chaonaigh Binn Chaonaigh
Location in Ireland
Elevation
634 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cur
4.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock72 km
SNN Shannon Airport102 km

About Binn Chaonaigh

Binn Chaonaigh is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 634 m. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (72 km). Nearby sights include Binn Chaonaig North Top and Barrslievenaroy East Top.

Climate of Binn Chaonaigh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (161 mm)
Driest month
April (83 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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Climate of Binn Chaonaigh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°8°11°13°15°15°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)16010612183938589113134157161159

How to get to Binn Chaonaigh

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 72 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 116 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 72 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 102 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 147 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 116 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 196 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 227 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 273 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Binn Chaonaigh

Within 100 km: 158 historic and cultural sites, 490 natural sites, 1,176 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km301 places

  • Hare Island Island 15 kmE
  • Crow Island Island 16 kmS
  • Illaunmore Island 16 kmS
  • Illauneeragh West Island 17 kmS

25–60 km724 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 27 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 50 kmS
  • Inishlyre Island 35 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 58 kmN

60–100 km799 places

  • White Strand Beach 84 kmS
  • Scattery Island Island 100 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 92 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cur Village, County Galway
    4.1 km E
  • Maum Village, County Galway
    6.3 km E
  • Recess Village, County Galway
    5.9 km SW
  • Maum West Village, County Galway
    6.3 km E
  • Maum East Village, County Galway
    6.3 km E
  • Maum Village, County Galway
    6.7 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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