Knockalongy
Local name: Cnoc na Loinge
Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°11′39″ N 8°45′38″ W
- Elevation
- 544 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock32 km
- CFN Donegal Airport98 km
About Knockalongy
Knockalongy is a mountain. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 544 m.
Knockalongy (from Irish Cnoc na Loinge, meaning 'hill of the encampment') is a 544-metre (1,785 ft) Marilyn in County Sligo, Ireland. It is the highest of the Ox Mountains. The nearest village is Skreen. There are many megalithic tombs on the plain between Knockalongy and Sligo Bay to the north. There are also two small lakes at the foot of the mountain—Lough Aghree and Lough Minnaun.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 490 m
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Knockalongy
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (161 mm)
- Driest month
- April (77 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 105 | 121 | 77 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 104 | 122 | 152 | 157 | 161 |
How to get to Knockalongy
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 170 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 32 kmsouth
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 98 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 140 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 170 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 189 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 191 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 256 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 343 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Knockalongy
Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 665 natural sites, 1,367 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km199 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 13 kmNE
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 8 kmN
- Coney Island Island 16 kmNE
- Cottage Island Island 23 kmE
25–60 km770 places
- Inishteige Island 54 kmE
- Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 52 kmN
- Inishmurray Island 28 kmN
- Illanmaster Island 59 kmW
60–100 km1,247 places
- Inishlyre Island 72 kmSW
- Dooniver Strand Beach 80 kmW
- Station Island Island 74 kmNE
- Rutland Island Island 89 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Grangebeg Barr Village, County Sligo1.1 km NW
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Ballygreighan Barr Village, County Sligo2 km NW
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Carrowculleen Village, County Sligo2.1 km NE
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Farranyharpy Village, County Sligo2.2 km N
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Doonflin Upper Village, County Sligo2.7 km N
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Drumnagoal Village, County Sligo3.5 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc na Loinge barr thiar theas Mountain, County Sligo1.1 km SW
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Slieve Gamph Mountain, County Sligo1.1 km SE
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Knockacappul Mountain, County Sligo1.6 km SW
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Knockachree Mountain, County Sligo1.7 km NE
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Lough Minnaun Lake, County Sligo1.9 km E
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Lough Achree Lake, County Sligo2.4 km NE
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Belcloghogy Loughs Lake, County Sligo3.3 km W
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Cloonagh Mountain, County Sligo4.6 km E
More nature in Ireland
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Red Hill Mountain, County Sligo4.3 km N
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Annatoran Mountain, County Sligo4.3 km SW
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Knocknarea Mountain, County Sligo14 km NE -
Slieve Gamph Mountain, County Sligo13 km SW -
Cloonacool Mountain, County Sligo9.1 km SW
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Meenagleragh Mountain, County Sligo9.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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