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Rookwood

Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 53°34′00″ N 8°17′00″ W

Map showing the location of Rookwood Rookwood
Location in Ireland
Elevation
50 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock52 km
SNN Shannon Airport105 km

About Rookwood

Rookwood is a village. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (52 km). Nearby sights include Derryhippoo River and Shiven River.

Climate of Rookwood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (117 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Rookwood
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°19°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1179191696973739597115116114

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Rookwood

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 103 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 52 kmnorthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 105 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 135 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 103 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 138 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 186 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 192 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 347 kmeast

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

Day trips from Rookwood

Within 100 km: 288 historic and cultural sites, 576 natural sites, 1,449 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Inchmore Island 24 kmE
  • Inchcleraun Island 19 kmE
  • Black Islands Island 21 kmE
  • Shad Lough Lake 19 kmN

25–60 km408 places

  • Long Island Island 33 kmSE
  • Inchmore Island 55 kmNE
  • Hare Island Island 26 kmSE
  • Hare Island Island 60 kmSW

60–100 km1,868 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 99 kmW
  • Inishlyre Island 94 kmW
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 81 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 83 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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