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Glasha Cross Roads

Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 52°50′00″ N 7°35′36″ W

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Location in Ireland
Elevation
112 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 Airport91 km
DUB Dublin Airport111 km

About Glasha Cross Roads

Glasha Cross Roads is a village. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 112 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Rockheel Hill and Knockdrinnia.

Climate of Glasha Cross Roads

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (124 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Glasha Cross Roads
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°20°19°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)124102967176757410396123118123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glasha Cross Roads

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 91 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 72 km to the west.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 91 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 111 kmnortheast
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 126 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 72 kmwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 106 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 120 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 225 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 284 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Glasha Cross Roads

Within 100 km: 314 historic and cultural sites, 803 natural sites, 652 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km69 places

  • Grantstown Lough Lake 7 kmNE
  • Butler’s Lough Lake 17 kmNW
  • Black Lough Lake 16 kmNW
  • Forked Lough Lake 15 kmNW

25–60 km467 places

  • Illaunmore Island 50 kmW
  • Holy Island Island 58 kmW
  • Caher Island Island 59 kmW
  • Scilly Island Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,233 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 89 kmE
  • Curracloe Beach Beach 97 kmSE
  • Bush Island Island 83 kmW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 71 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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