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Blast Hill

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°10′56″ N 8°18′46″ W

Map showing the location of Blast Hill Blast Hill
Location in Ireland
Elevation
132 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rathbaun
0.6 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock45 km
CFN Donegal Airport96 km

About Blast Hill

Blast Hill is a mountain. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 132 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (45 km). Nearby sights include Tully Hill and Woodfield.

Climate of Blast Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (162 mm)
Driest month
April (86 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 Blast Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)16211813286869097118129157159160

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blast Hill

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 162 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 45 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 96 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 121 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 162 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 166 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 170 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 254 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 320 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Blast Hill

Within 100 km: 190 historic and cultural sites, 632 natural sites, 1,446 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km288 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 22 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 22 kmNW
  • Drumman’s Island Island 22 kmS
  • Bullock Island Island 21 kmS

25–60 km676 places

  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 29 kmW
  • Inishteige Island 28 kmNE
  • Station Island Island 55 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 36 kmNW

60–100 km1,304 places

  • Inishlyre Island 97 kmSW
  • Rutland Island Island 89 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 63 kmNW
  • Pig Island Island 93 kmW

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