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Rush Hill

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°50′26″ N 9°09′08″ W

Map showing the location of Rush Hill Rush Hill
Location in Ireland
Elevation
197 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballinhoe
0.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock23 km
SNN Shannon Airport128 km

About Rush Hill

Rush Hill is a mountain. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. Elevation: 197 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (23 km). Nearby sights include Carrowmore Lough and Derreen Lough.

Climate of Rush Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (129 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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 Rush Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)123861006574686790101126129127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rush Hill

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 136 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 23 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 128 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 144 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 136 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 200 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 221 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 227 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 387 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rush Hill

Within 100 km: 205 historic and cultural sites, 581 natural sites, 1,370 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km247 places

  • Low Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Bush Island Island 19 kmNW
  • Cliff Island Island 17 kmN

25–60 km821 places

  • Inishlyre Island 33 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 60 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 55 kmNE

60–100 km1,088 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 73 kmSW
  • Inisheer Island 91 kmS
  • White Strand Beach 75 kmSW
  • Inishteige Island 95 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ballinhoe Village, County Mayo
    0.4 km SW
  • Bohoge Village, County Mayo
    0.8 km N
  • Rush Hill Village, County Mayo
    1 km E
  • Carrowmore Village, County Mayo
    1.2 km SW
  • Graffy Village, County Mayo
    1.4 km NW
  • Derreen Village, County Mayo
    1.5 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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