Athlone Castle Visitor Centre and Museum
Located in County Westmeath, Leinster Coordinates: 53°25′23″ N 7°56′34″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 51 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock79 km
- SNN Shannon Airport104 km
About Athlone Castle Visitor Centre and Museum
Athlone Castle Visitor Centre and Museum is a museum. Location: County Westmeath, Leinster. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (79 km). Nearby sights include Golden Island and Athlone transmitter, Mast West.
Climate of Athlone Castle Visitor Centre and Museum
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (97 mm)
- Driest month
- April (59 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 97 | 75 | 74 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 83 | 82 | 97 | 95 | 96 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Athlone Castle Visitor Centre and Museum
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 79 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 96 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 79 kmnorthwest
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 104 kmsouthwest
- Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 112 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 96 kmsouthwest
- Dublin Population: 1M 113 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 173 kmsouth
- Belfast Population: 348K 186 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 327 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Athlone Castle Visitor Centre and Museum
Within 100 km: 336 historic and cultural sites, 473 natural sites, 1,091 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km85 places
- Long Island Island 6 kmS
- Inchmore Island 9 kmN
- Inchcleraun Island 18 kmN
- Hare Island Island 5 kmN
25–60 km294 places
- Inchmore Island 50 kmNE
- Illaunmore Island 56 kmSW
- Corrikeen Islands Island 59 kmSW
- Inishdala Islands Island 54 kmSW
60–100 km1,521 places
- Pollboy Bridge Landmark 88 kmE
- Saint Thomas Island Island 93 kmSW
- Mutton Island Island 76 kmW
- Deer Island Island 80 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Golden Island Island, County Westmeath1.2 km S
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Athlone transmitter, Mast West Landmark, County Westmeath4 km E
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Athlone transmitter, Mast East Landmark, County Westmeath4.2 km E
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Killinure Lough Lake, County Westmeath4.1 km NE
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Hare Island Island, County Westmeath4.9 km N
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Derryglad Folk and Heritage Museum Museum, County Roscommon10 km NW
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Long Island Island, County Roscommon6 km S
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Cloncraff Mountain, County Offaly8.7 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Athlone Town, County Westmeath0.4 km E -
Bellaugh Village, County Roscommon2 km NW
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Baylin Village, County Westmeath6.9 km E
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Doyles Bridge Village, County Roscommon2.6 km W
More sights in County Westmeath
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Bracca Castle Historic site, County Westmeath26 km E
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Donore Castle Historic site, County Westmeath26 km E
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Lisclogher Bridge Landmark, County Westmeath65 km E -
Rathconnell Court Historic site, County Westmeath47 km E
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Newman’s Bridge Landmark, County Westmeath56 km E
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Killagh Bridge Landmark, County Westmeath56 km E
Sources & licences
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