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Bullock Island

Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 54°00′11″ N 8°13′59″ W

Map showing the location of Bullock Island Bullock Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
41 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Knockvicar
2.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock40 km
CFN Donegal Airport116 km

About Bullock Island

Bullock Island is an island. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (40 km). Nearby sights include Drumman’s Island and Lough Key.

Climate of Bullock Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (168 mm)
Driest month
May (87 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 Bullock Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)16812513689879096119129161162163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bullock Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 151 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 40 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 116 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 135 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 151 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 151 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 235 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 328 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bullock Island

Within 100 km: 245 historic and cultural sites, 554 natural sites, 1,422 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 1 kmS
  • Stag Island Island 2 kmW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 14 kmNE
  • Inch Island Island 14 kmSW

25–60 km675 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 39 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 44 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 40 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 56 kmNW

60–100 km1,367 places

  • Inishlyre Island 95 kmW
  • Station Island Island 71 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 83 kmNW
  • Mutton Island Island 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Knockvicar Village, County Roscommon
    2.8 km E
  • Smutternagh Village, County Roscommon
    1.4 km NE
  • Riversdale Village, County Roscommon
    2.4 km E
  • Boyle Village, County Roscommon
    6 km SW
  • Clerragh Village, County Roscommon
    2.7 km N
  • Cootehall Village, County Roscommon
    5.7 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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