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Green Cross Roads

Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 52°54′41″ N 7°37′03″ W

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Location in Ireland
Elevation
128 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 Airport107 km

About Green Cross Roads

Green Cross Roads is a village. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 128 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Knockaroe and Sentry Hill.

Climate of Green Cross Roads

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (116 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Green Cross Roads
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°19°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°3°
Precipitation (mm)1149388687272729993116112116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Green Cross Roads

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 91 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 73 km to the west.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 91 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 107 kmnortheast
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 133 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 73 kmwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 103 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 127 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 218 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 289 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Green Cross Roads

Within 100 km: 329 historic and cultural sites, 805 natural sites, 662 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km75 places

  • Grantstown Lough Lake 9 kmSE
  • Butler’s Lough Lake 9 kmNW
  • Black Lough Lake 9 kmNW
  • Forked Lough Lake 8 kmNW

25–60 km441 places

  • Long Island Island 55 kmN
  • Illaunmore Island 46 kmW
  • Holy Island Island 56 kmW
  • Caher Island Island 57 kmW

60–100 km1,280 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 88 kmE
  • Bush Island Island 84 kmW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 72 kmW
  • Keeragh Islands Island 100 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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