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Eagle Island

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°57′59″ N 8°27′08″ W

Map showing the location of Eagle Island Eagle Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
61 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dooballa
1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock25 km
CFN Donegal Airport120 km

About Eagle Island

Eagle Island is an island. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (25 km). Nearby sights include Stoney Island and Crow Island.

Climate of Eagle Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (177 mm)
Driest month
May (88 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 Eagle Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17713014289888991120130169168170

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Eagle Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 25 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 145 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 25 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 120 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 144 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 145 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 162 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 179 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 230 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 342 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Eagle Island

Within 100 km: 224 historic and cultural sites, 620 natural sites, 1,469 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km175 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 15 kmE
  • Bullock Island Island 15 kmE
  • Stag Island Island 13 kmE
  • Inch Island Island 2 kmSE

25–60 km676 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 35 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 38 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 51 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 54 kmN

60–100 km1,462 places

  • Inishlyre Island 80 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 97 kmW
  • Station Island Island 81 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 81 kmN

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