Lough Key Forest Park
Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 53°58′50″ N 8°14′33″ W
- Elevation
- 69 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock39 km
- CFN Donegal Airport119 km
About Lough Key Forest Park
Lough Key Forest Park is a natural site. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (39 km). Nearby sights include Drumman’s Island and Lough Keel.
Climate of Lough Key Forest Park
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (79 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 115 | 124 | 82 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 111 | 115 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
How to get to Lough Key Forest Park
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 149 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 39 kmwest
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 119 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 137 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 149 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 150 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 166 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 232 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 331 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lough Key Forest Park
Within 100 km: 247 historic and cultural sites, 545 natural sites, 1,432 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km167 places
- Drumman’s Island Island 2 kmN
- Bullock Island Island 3 kmN
- Stag Island Island 4 kmNW
- O’Reilly’s Island Island 16 kmNE
25–60 km687 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 40 kmNW
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 45 kmNW
- Inishteige Island 43 kmNE
- Inishmurray Island 58 kmNW
60–100 km1,370 places
- Inishlyre Island 94 kmW
- Station Island Island 74 kmN
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 85 kmNW
- Mutton Island Island 97 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Boyle Village, County Roscommon4.1 km W
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Knockvicar Village, County Roscommon4.2 km NE
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Cootehall Village, County Roscommon5.8 km E -
Ballytrasna Village, County Roscommon3.8 km SW
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Smutternagh Village, County Roscommon4 km N
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Riversdale Village, County Roscommon4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Drumman’s Island Island, County Roscommon1.6 km N
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Lough Keel Lake, County Roscommon1.7 km E
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Hogs Island Island, County Roscommon2.4 km NW
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Lough Key Lake, County Roscommon2.2 km N
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Rockingham Moated Site Historic site, County Roscommon1.1 km NE
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Fin Lough Lake, County Roscommon2.4 km E
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Bullock Island Island, County Roscommon2.6 km N
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Stag Island Island, County Roscommon3.7 km NW
Sources & licences
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