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Cannonswood Cross Roads

Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 52°50′27″ N 7°29′49″ W

Map showing the location of Cannonswood Cross Roads Cannonswood Cross Roads
Location in Ireland
Elevation
83 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport98 km
DUB Dublin Airport105 km

About Cannonswood Cross Roads

Cannonswood Cross Roads is a village. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 83 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Grantstown Lough and River Goul.

Climate of Cannonswood Cross Roads

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (117 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Cannonswood Cross Roads
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°20°20°17°14°10°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1149386677171739993115113117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cannonswood Cross Roads

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 98 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 79 km to the west.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 98 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 105 kmnortheast
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 130 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 79 kmwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 100 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 124 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 221 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 278 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cannonswood Cross Roads

Within 100 km: 339 historic and cultural sites, 813 natural sites, 626 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Grantstown Lough Lake 3 kmN
  • Butler’s Lough Lake 21 kmNW
  • Black Lough Lake 20 kmNW
  • Forked Lough Lake 19 kmNW

25–60 km455 places

  • Illaunmore Island 56 kmW
  • Corrikeen Islands Island 55 kmW
  • Inishdala Islands Island 58 kmW
  • Goat Island Island 57 kmW

60–100 km1,257 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 83 kmE
  • Curracloe Beach Beach 92 kmSE
  • Bush Island Island 90 kmW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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