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Stoney Island

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 53°57′50″ N 8°26′32″ W

Map showing the location of Stoney Island Stoney Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
60 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dooballa
0.5 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 Knock25 km
CFN Donegal Airport120 km

About Stoney Island

Stoney Island is an island. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (25 km). Nearby sights include Eagle Island and Crow Island.

Climate of Stoney Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (177 mm)
Driest month
May (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 Stoney Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17713014289888991120130169168170

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Stoney Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 25 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 145 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 25 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 120 kmnorth
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 144 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 145 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 161 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 178 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 230 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 342 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Stoney Island

Within 100 km: 228 historic and cultural sites, 620 natural sites, 1,472 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km174 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 14 kmE
  • Bullock Island Island 14 kmE
  • Stag Island Island 13 kmNE
  • Inch Island Island 2 kmS

25–60 km674 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 36 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 38 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 51 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 54 kmN

60–100 km1,472 places

  • Inishlyre Island 81 kmW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 98 kmW
  • Station Island Island 81 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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