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Moll Joy’s Hill

Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 52°59′50″ N 7°40′15″ W

Map showing the location of Moll Joy’s Hill Moll Joy’s Hill
Location in Ireland
Elevation
205 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballinrally
2.1 km E
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 Airport106 km

About Moll Joy’s Hill

Moll Joy’s Hill is a mountain. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 205 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Garraunbaun and Arderin.

Climate of Moll Joy’s Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (112 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Moll Joy’s Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1098785666970689387112105110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Moll Joy’s Hill

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 91 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 74 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 91 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 106 kmnortheast
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 127 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 74 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 102 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 134 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 212 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 297 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Moll Joy’s Hill

Within 100 km: 340 historic and cultural sites, 755 natural sites, 671 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Lough Boora Lake 24 kmN
  • Annaghmore Lough Lake 22 kmNE
  • Grantstown Lough Lake 18 kmSE
  • Lough Nahinch Lake 23 kmW

25–60 km435 places

  • Long Island Island 45 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 59 kmN
  • Illaunmore Island 42 kmW
  • Holy Island Island 53 kmW

60–100 km1,253 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 90 kmE
  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 98 kmNE
  • Bush Island Island 84 kmSW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 73 kmSW

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