Slish Wood, County Sligo — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Slish Wood

Slish Wood is a natural site. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (46 km). Nearby sights include Killerry Mountain and Slishwood Island West.

Photos of Slish Wood

Sligo County Museum Djedi Guy · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Slish Wood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (156 mm)
Driest month: April (80 mm)

6° 1°

7° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

13° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

15° 8°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

156

Feb

109

Mar

127

Apr

80

May

82

Jun

85

Jul

91

Aug

112

Sep

126

Oct

152

Nov

155

Dec

156

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 Slish Wood
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	8°	10°	13°	15°	17°	17°	15°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	156	109	127	80	82	85	91	112	126	152	155	156

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Slish Wood

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 46 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 165 km to the east.

Airports

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 46 kmsouthwest
Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 90 kmnorth
City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 120 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Belfast Population: 348K 165 kmeast
Dublin Population: 1M 173 kmsoutheast
Limerick Population: 102.3K 175 kmsouth
Cork Population: 224K 260 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 320 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Slish Wood

Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 630 natural sites, 1,425 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km278 places

Strandhill Beach Beach 15 kmW
Dunmoran Strand Beach 23 kmW
Coney Island Island 15 kmNW
Muck Island Island 21 kmS

25–60 km711 places

Inishteige Island 29 kmE
Station Island Island 53 kmNE
Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 56 kmNW
Inishmurray Island 29 kmNW

60–100 km1,257 places

Inishlyre Island 95 kmSW
Umfin Island Island 97 kmN
Rutland Island Island 83 kmN
Pig Island Island 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ballintogher Village, County Sligo
3.9 km S
Killerry Village, County Sligo
1.8 km E
Correagh Village, County Sligo
1.8 km SW
Lahanagh Village, County Sligo
1.9 km W
Goats Island Village, County Sligo
2.2 km NW
Castleore Village, County Sligo
2.3 km S

Slish Wood

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Killerry Mountain Mountain, County Sligo
0.1 km NE
Slishwood Island West Island, County Sligo
1 km NW
Slishwood Island East Island, County Sligo
1.1 km NW
Bunowen Bay Natural site, County Sligo
1.5 km NW
Middle Lough Lake, County Sligo
1.6 km E
Lough Gill Lake, County Sligo
1.9 km N
Church Island Island, County Sligo
2.1 km N
Innisfree Island, County Sligo
2.4 km NE