- Elevation
- 514 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock59 km
- CFN Donegal Airport73 km
About Benwiskin
Benwiskin is a mountain. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 514 m. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (59 km). Nearby sights include Truskmore and Annacoona Top.
Climate of Benwiskin
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 175 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (178 mm)
- Driest month
- April (90 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 176 | 124 | 141 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 102 | 122 | 140 | 172 | 175 | 178 |
How to get to Benwiskin
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 59 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 164 km to the east.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 59 kmsouthwest
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 73 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 109 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 185 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 192 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 277 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 313 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Benwiskin
Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 684 natural sites, 1,335 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km183 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 18 kmSW
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 24 kmSW
- Inishmurray Island 16 kmW
- Coney Island Island 15 kmSW
25–60 km823 places
- Inishteige Island 31 kmE
- Station Island Island 43 kmNE
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 40 kmNW
- Gull Island Island 45 kmN
60–100 km1,205 places
- Island Roy Island 98 kmNE
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 99 kmNE
- Umfin Island Island 79 kmN
- Tory Island Island 98 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Moneylahan Village, County Sligo1.8 km NW
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Derrylehan Village, County Sligo1.9 km NW
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Cliffony Village, County Sligo5.2 km N
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Ballaghnatrillick Bridge Village, County Sligo2.1 km NE
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Carrownamaddoo Village, County Sligo2.8 km W
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Grange Village, County Sligo6.4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Truskmore Mountain, County Sligo4 km SE -
Annacoona Top Mountain, County Sligo2.8 km S
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Benbulbin Mountain, County Sligo4.2 km SW
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Benbulbin South East Top Mountain, County Sligo4.4 km SW
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Tormore Mountain, County Sligo4.5 km S
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Dartry Mountains Mountain, County Sligo6.3 km S -
Truskmore E cairn Mountain, County Sligo4.5 km SE
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Taobh Ban Mountain, County Leitrim4.6 km E
Sources & licences
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