- Elevation
- 123 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SNN Shannon Airport91 km
- DUB Dublin Airport110 km
About Rockheel Hill
Rockheel Hill is a mountain. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 123 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Knockdrinnia and Knockaroe.
Climate of Rockheel Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 114 | 93 | 88 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 99 | 93 | 116 | 112 | 116 |
How to get to Rockheel Hill
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 110 kmnortheast
- Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 128 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 72 kmwest
- Dublin Population: 1M 105 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 121 kmsouthwest
- Belfast Population: 348K 224 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 285 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rockheel Hill
Within 100 km: 316 historic and cultural sites, 798 natural sites, 655 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km67 places
- Grantstown Lough Lake 7 kmE
- Butler’s Lough Lake 15 kmNW
- Black Lough Lake 15 kmNW
- Forked Lough Lake 14 kmNW
25–60 km462 places
- Illaunmore Island 49 kmW
- Holy Island Island 58 kmW
- Caher Island Island 59 kmW
- Scilly Island Island 55 kmW
60–100 km1,240 places
- Wicklow Mountains Mountain 89 kmE
- Curracloe Beach Beach 98 kmSE
- Bush Island Island 83 kmW
- Saint Thomas Island Island 71 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Rathdowney Village, County Laois1.3 km NE
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Harristown Cross Roads Village, County Laois1.4 km SW
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Bealady Cross Roads Village, County Laois1.6 km N
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Glasha Cross Roads Village, County Laois1.9 km S
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Donaghmore Village, County Laois2.6 km N
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Coneyburrow Bridge Village, County Laois2.2 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Knockdrinnia Mountain, County Kilkenny5.6 km S
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Knockaroe Mountain, County Laois9.1 km N
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Grantstown Lough Lake, County Laois6.9 km E
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Sentry Hill Mountain, County Laois9.4 km N
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Shean Hill Mountain, County Laois13 km NE
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Knockacoller Mountain, County Laois14 km N
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Black Hill Mountain, County Tipperary11 km NW
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Ballyring Mountain, County Kilkenny15 km SE
More nature in Ireland
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Arderin Mountain, County Laois22 km N -
Caponellan Hill Mountain, County Laois14 km E
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Moll Joy’s Hill Mountain, County Laois17 km N
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Cummen Mountain, County Laois22 km N
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Garraunbaun Mountain, County Laois19 km NW
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Knock Ardagur Mountain, County Laois24 km E
Sources & licences
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