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Stag Island

Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 54°00′39″ N 8°15′59″ W

Map showing the location of Stag Island Stag Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
42 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Boyle
5.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock38 km
CFN Donegal Airport115 km

About Stag Island

Stag Island is an island. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (38 km). Nearby sights include Hogs Island and Lough Key.

Climate of Stag 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 Stag 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°3°
Precipitation (mm)16812513689879096119129161162163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Stag Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 38 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 152 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 38 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 115 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 135 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 152 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 153 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 166 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 236 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 329 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Stag Island

Within 100 km: 235 historic and cultural sites, 558 natural sites, 1,424 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km188 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 3 kmSE
  • Bullock Island Island 2 kmE
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 16 kmNE
  • Inch Island Island 13 kmSW

25–60 km674 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 37 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 42 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 40 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 54 kmNW

60–100 km1,355 places

  • Inishlyre Island 93 kmW
  • Station Island Island 71 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 81 kmNW
  • Mutton Island Island 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Boyle Village, County Roscommon
    5.4 km SW
  • Corrigeenroe Village, County Roscommon
    2.1 km N
  • Knockvicar Village, County Roscommon
    5 km E
  • Smutternagh Village, County Roscommon
    2.8 km E
  • Clerragh Village, County Roscommon
    3.1 km NE
  • Aghoo Village, County Roscommon
    4.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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