- Elevation
- 27 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock33 km
- CFN Donegal Airport133 km
About Bush Island
Bush Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (33 km). Nearby sights include Levally Lough and Lough Nambrackkeagh.
Photos of Bush Island
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Nephin Liz McCabe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bush Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (135 mm)
- Driest month
- April (67 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 86 | 99 | 67 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 91 | 105 | 128 | 135 | 131 |
How to get to Bush Island
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 33 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 154 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 33 kmeast
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 133 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 145 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 154 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 215 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 230 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 239 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 385 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bush Island
Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 572 natural sites, 1,291 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km345 places
- Annagh Island Island 10 kmNE
- Inishturk Island 25 kmSW
- Castle Island Island 9 kmN
- Roe Island Island 9 kmN
25–60 km705 places
- Inishlyre Island 29 kmSW
- Dooniver Strand Beach 41 kmW
- Strandhill Beach Beach 56 kmNE
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 49 kmNE
60–100 km1,002 places
- Gorumna Island Island 84 kmS
- White Strand Beach 79 kmSW
- Inishteige Island 95 kmNE
- Turbot Island Island 77 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Pollawarla Village, County Mayo0.6 km N
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Bofeenaun Village, County Mayo1 km W
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Massbrook Upper Village, County Mayo1.2 km SE
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Levally Village, County Mayo1.3 km NW
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Massbrook Lower Village, County Mayo1.7 km E
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Cloghbrack Village, County Mayo2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Levally Lough Lake, County Mayo0.7 km S
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Lough Nambrackkeagh Lake, County Mayo1.2 km N
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Glen Nephin Natural site, County Mayo2 km W
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Lough Beg Lake, County Mayo2.4 km W
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Farbreiga Mountain, County Mayo3.7 km SE
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Crucknaree Mountain, County Mayo3.2 km S
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Nephin Mountain, County Mayo4.9 km NW
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Lough More Lake, County Mayo3 km W
Sources & licences
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