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Village

Castlehill

Local name: Caorthannán

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°03′06″ N 9°20′21″ W

Castlehill
Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
28 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock38 km
CFN Donegal Airport128 km

About Castlehill

Castlehill is a village. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 28 m.

From Wikipedia

Castlehill (Irish: Caorthannán) is a townland and village near the west coast of Lough Conn in County Mayo, Ireland. Historically it was called Keerhannaun or Keerhanaun, which are anglicisations of its Irish name.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Castlehill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
April (73 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 Castlehill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)141911057381747496117140150143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Castlehill

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 38 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 162 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 38 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 128 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 153 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 162 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 219 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 230 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 247 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 383 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Castlehill

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 559 natural sites, 1,277 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km299 places

  • Annagh Island Island 7 kmE
  • Castle Island Island 4 kmNE
  • Roe Island Island 4 kmNE
  • Cragh Islands Island 4 kmE

25–60 km714 places

  • Inishlyre Island 33 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 39 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 54 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 46 kmNE

60–100 km1,004 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 91 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 83 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 95 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 81 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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