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Village

Metal Bridge

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°04′19″ N 8°49′11″ W

Map showing the location of Metal Bridge Metal Bridge
Location in Ireland
Elevation
51 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 Knock18 km
CFN Donegal Airport113 km

About Metal Bridge

Metal Bridge is a village. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 51 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (18 km). Nearby sights include Owenaher River and Tullycusheen Lough.

Climate of Metal Bridge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (162 mm)
Driest month
April (78 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 Metal Bridge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)15911212778878380106121156159162

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Metal Bridge

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 18 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 157 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 18 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 113 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 152 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 157 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 189 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 197 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 243 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 354 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Metal Bridge

Within 100 km: 204 historic and cultural sites, 669 natural sites, 1,450 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km207 places

  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 22 kmN
  • Castle Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Urlaur Lough Lake 25 kmS
  • Templehouse Lake Lake 15 kmE

25–60 km795 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 26 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 42 kmN
  • Horse Island Island 56 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 29 kmNE

60–100 km1,321 places

  • Inishlyre Island 61 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 73 kmW
  • Inishteige Island 62 kmNE
  • Station Island Island 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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