- Elevation
- 123 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock45 km
- CFN Donegal Airport88 km
About Carns Hill
Carns Hill is a mountain. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 123 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (45 km). Nearby sights include Tobernalt Bay and Aghamore Bay.
Photos of Carns Hill
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Knocknarea Wikimedia Commons · Public domain -
Sligo County Museum Djedi Guy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Carns Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (156 mm)
- Driest month
- April (80 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) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 109 | 127 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 91 | 112 | 126 | 152 | 155 | 156 |
How to get to Carns Hill
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 169 km to the east.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 45 kmsouthwest
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 88 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 121 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 169 kmeast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 177 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 178 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 262 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 323 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carns Hill
Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 633 natural sites, 1,400 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km264 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 10 kmW
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 18 kmW
- Inishmurray Island 24 kmNW
- Coney Island Island 10 kmNW
25–60 km743 places
- Inishteige Island 33 kmE
- Station Island Island 55 kmNE
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 52 kmNW
- Gull Island Island 59 kmN
60–100 km1,211 places
- Inishlyre Island 92 kmSW
- Umfin Island Island 95 kmN
- Rutland Island Island 81 kmN
- Pig Island Island 83 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sligo City, County Sligo2 km NW -
Carns Village, County Sligo0.4 km SW
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Tullynagracken Village, County Sligo1 km S
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Bernard’s Island Village, County Sligo1.4 km SE
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Cullbeg Village, County Sligo1.4 km S
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Caltragh Village, County Sligo1.6 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tobernalt Bay Natural site, County Sligo1.4 km SE
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Aghamore Bay Natural site, County Sligo1.9 km SE
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Wolf Island Island, County Sligo1.7 km E
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Green Island Island, County Sligo1.7 km SE
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Hawk Island Island, County Sligo1.8 km SE
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Annagh Bay Natural site, County Sligo2.2 km NE
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Cottage Island Island, County Sligo2.3 km SE
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Annagh Island Island, County Sligo2.4 km E
More nature in Ireland
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Knocknarea Mountain, County Sligo7.7 km W
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Slieve Daeane Mountain, County Sligo4.1 km S
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Dartry Mountains Mountain, County Sligo9.3 km N -
Slieve Dargan Mountain, County Sligo4.1 km S
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Bunowen Bay Natural site, County Sligo3.7 km SE
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Killerry Mountain Mountain, County Sligo5.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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