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Mountain

Red Hill

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°13′48″ N 8°44′09″ W

Map showing the location of Red Hill Red Hill
Location in Ireland
Elevation
168 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Skreen
0.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock36 km
CFN Donegal Airport94 km

About Red Hill

Red Hill is a mountain. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 168 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (36 km). Nearby sights include Lough Achree and Knockalongy.

Climate of Red Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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).

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Climate of Red Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)15310512177858382104122152157161

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Red Hill

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 174 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 36 kmsouth
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 94 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 174 kmsouth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 187 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 192 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 260 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 339 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Red Hill

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 659 natural sites, 1,368 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km188 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 9 kmNE
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 4 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 23 kmN
  • Coney Island Island 12 kmNE

25–60 km775 places

  • Inishteige Island 51 kmE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 49 kmN
  • Illanmaster Island 60 kmW
  • Horse Island Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,245 places

  • Inishlyre Island 76 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 82 kmW
  • Umfin Island Island 100 kmN
  • Station Island Island 70 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Skreen Village, County Sligo
    0.9 km NE
  • Lecarrow Village, County Sligo
    0.8 km E
  • Mullaroe Village, County Sligo
    0.9 km NE
  • Glebe Village, County Sligo
    1.5 km N
  • Drumnagoal Village, County Sligo
    1.6 km SE
  • Skreen Beg Village, County Sligo
    2 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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