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Stony Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°48′27″ N 9°36′16″ W

Map showing the location of Stony Island Stony Island
Location in Ireland
Nearest town
Carrowcally
0.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock53 km
SNN Shannon Airport131 km

About Stony Island

Stony Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (53 km). Nearby sights include Pigeon Point and Carrickawart Island.

Climate of Stony Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Stony Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1429310570807477100118140145142

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Stony Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 143 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 53 kmeast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 131 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 160 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 226 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 228 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 256 kmeast

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

Day trips from Stony Island

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 487 natural sites, 1,114 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

  • Inishlyre Island 3 kmW
  • Island More Island 5 kmNW
  • Achillbeg Island Island 24 kmW
  • Inishgowla Island 6 kmNW

25–60 km877 places

  • Dooniver Strand Beach 31 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 51 kmSW
  • Turbot Island Island 49 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 60 kmS

60–100 km564 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 61 kmS
  • Inisheer Island 84 kmS
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 83 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 77 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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