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Village

Gorteen

Local name: Goirtín

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°59′34″ N 8°30′39″ W

Map showing the location of Gorteen Gorteen
Location in Ireland
Population
393
393
Elevation
65 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock22 km
CFN Donegal Airport118 km

About Gorteen

Gorteen is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Population: 393. Elevation: 65 m.

From Wikipedia

Gurteen or Gorteen (Irish: Goirtín, meaning 'little field') is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Kilfree in the baronry of Coolavin. Gurteen's population increased from 269 people, at the 2006 census, to 421 at the 2022 census. It is at the intersection of the R293 road (Ballymote to Ballaghaderreen) and the R294 (Boyle to Tobercurry).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Gorteen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 177 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (186 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Gorteen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)18613514589928988120132175177179

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gorteen

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 22 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 148 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 22 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 118 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 146 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 148 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 167 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 181 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 233 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 343 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gorteen

Within 100 km: 214 historic and cultural sites, 641 natural sites, 1,456 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km199 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 18 kmE
  • Bullock Island Island 18 kmE
  • Stag Island Island 16 kmE
  • Inch Island Island 7 kmSE

25–60 km666 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 32 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 34 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 52 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 50 kmN

60–100 km1,446 places

  • Inishlyre Island 77 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 93 kmW
  • Station Island Island 80 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 78 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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