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Natural site

Ballykeefe Wood

Located in County Kilkenny, Leinster Coordinates: 52°36′42″ N 7°23′38″ W

Map showing the location of Ballykeefe Wood Ballykeefe Wood
Location in Ireland
Elevation
192 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilkenny
11 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport104 km
ORK Cork International Airport114 km

About Ballykeefe Wood

Ballykeefe Wood is a natural site. Location: County Kilkenny, Leinster. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Warhouse Hill and Boggan.

Climate of Ballykeefe Wood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (113 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Ballykeefe Wood
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1139284646966659086110105112

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Ballykeefe Wood

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 104 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 83 km to the west.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 104 kmwest
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 114 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 118 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 83 kmwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 108 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 111 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 241 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 261 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ballykeefe Wood

Within 100 km: 260 historic and cultural sites, 795 natural sites, 516 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Slievenamon Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Freagh Hill Mountain 25 kmE
  • Freestone Hill Mountain 19 kmE
  • Carrigadoon Hill Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km513 places

  • Gull Island Island 55 kmS
  • Sheep Island Island 55 kmS
  • Kings Island Island 60 kmE
  • Coumshingaun Lough Lake 41 kmS

60–100 km992 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 89 kmNE
  • Curracloe Beach Beach 74 kmE
  • Saltee Islands Island 77 kmSE
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 83 kmW

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