- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ORK Cork International Airport97 km
- SNN Shannon Airport118 km
About Turkstown
Turkstown is a village. Location: County Kilkenny, Leinster. Elevation: 8 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Pil River and Brownswood.
Climate of Turkstown
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 97 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (107 mm)
- Driest month
- July (53 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 107 | 86 | 72 | 56 | 64 | 55 | 53 | 75 | 75 | 99 | 97 | 105 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Turkstown
The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (ORK), 97 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cork, 93 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 97 kmsouthwest
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 118 kmwest
- Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 142 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Cork Population: 224K 93 kmsouthwest
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 97 kmnorthwest
- Dublin Population: 1M 133 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 244 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 269 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Turkstown
Within 100 km: 231 historic and cultural sites, 660 natural sites, 354 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km118 places
- Gull Island Island 24 kmSW
- Sheep Island Island 23 kmS
- Coumshingaun Lough Lake 17 kmSW
- Lough Coumfea Lake 22 kmSW
25–60 km371 places
- Saltee Islands Island 53 kmSE
- Keeragh Islands Island 42 kmE
- Cull Island Island 48 kmE
- Kings Island Island 52 kmE
60–100 km756 places
- Curracloe Beach Beach 65 kmE
- Saint Thomas Island Island 98 kmNW
- Rocky Island Island 87 kmSW
- Roaninish Island 99 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pil River River, County Kilkenny2.4 km NW
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Brownswood Natural site, Munster3.4 km W
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Clodiagh River River, Munster3.9 km S
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De La Poer Tower Landmark, Waterford3.4 km SW
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Liagaun River River, Munster4.4 km W
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Tower Hill Mountain, Waterford3.2 km W
Sources & licences
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