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Keenheen Lough

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°00′58″ N 7°44′52″ W

Map showing the location of Keenheen Lough Keenheen Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
67 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Drumcoura
0.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock71 km
DUB Dublin Airport118 km

About Keenheen Lough

Keenheen Lough is a lake. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 67 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (71 km). Nearby sights include Drumlea Lough and Drumcoura Lough.

Climate of Keenheen Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (124 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Keenheen Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°7°10°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1249297697173769798123121119

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Keenheen Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 71 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 125 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 71 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 118 kmsoutheast
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 120 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 125 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 135 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 161 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 241 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 304 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Keenheen Lough

Within 100 km: 262 historic and cultural sites, 515 natural sites, 1,184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km210 places

  • Inishmore Island 22 kmE
  • Trinity Island Island 19 kmE
  • Inch Island Island 17 kmE
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 21 kmW

25–60 km591 places

  • Inishteige Island 38 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 25 kmSE
  • Inchmore Island 59 kmS
  • Inchcleraun Island 51 kmS

60–100 km1,160 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 81 kmSE
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 63 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 70 kmNW
  • Reedy Flat Island 99 kmNE

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