- Elevation
- 44 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock66 km
- SNN Shannon Airport92 km
About Goat Lough
Goat Lough is a lake. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. Elevation: 44 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (66 km). Nearby sights include Cuckoo Hill and Lough Gore.
Climate of Goat Lough
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 104 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (105 mm)
- Driest month
- April (64 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° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 103 | 79 | 79 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 92 | 91 | 105 | 104 | 103 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Goat Lough
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 88 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 66 kmnorthwest
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 92 kmsouthwest
- Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 132 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 88 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 133 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 170 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 201 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 347 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Goat Lough
Within 100 km: 306 historic and cultural sites, 563 natural sites, 1,328 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km64 places
- Long Island Island 23 kmE
- Inchmore Island 23 kmNE
- Inchcleraun Island 24 kmNE
- Hare Island Island 21 kmE
25–60 km379 places
- Mutton Island Island 57 kmW
- Illaunmore Island 51 kmS
- Holy Island Island 58 kmS
- Hare Island Island 55 kmW
60–100 km1,754 places
- Gorumna Island Island 97 kmW
- Inisheer Island 95 kmSW
- Strandhill Beach Beach 98 kmN
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 99 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Feevaghmore Village, County Roscommon1.3 km E
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Feevagh Village, County Roscommon1.7 km NE
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Ballyforan Village, County Roscommon5.8 km N
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Cloonkeen Village, County Roscommon2.9 km E
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Glenmore Village, County Roscommon4 km SE
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Killeglan Village, County Roscommon4.1 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cuckoo Hill Mountain, County Roscommon4.8 km E
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Lough Gore Lake, County Roscommon4.8 km SE
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Sheep Hill Mountain, County Roscommon6.1 km E
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Eglish Abbey Attraction, County Galway3.7 km SW
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Cuilleenirwan Lough Lake, County Roscommon7.4 km NE
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Coolagarry Lough Lake, County Roscommon8.2 km NE
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Doo Lough Lake, County Roscommon9.1 km SE
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Corkip Lough Lake, County Roscommon9.2 km E
Sources & licences
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