Buttermilk Castle
Located in County Wexford, Leinster Coordinates: 52°15′13″ N 6°58′45″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 37 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- ORK Cork International Airport113 km
- DUB Dublin Airport139 km
About Buttermilk Castle
Buttermilk Castle is a historic site. Location: County Wexford, Leinster. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (113 km). Nearby sights include Catherines Bay and Dunbrody Castle.
Photos of Buttermilk Castle
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Little Island Kieran Campbell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Buttermilk Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 101 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (114 mm)
- Driest month
- July (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 91 | 79 | 61 | 70 | 60 | 59 | 82 | 86 | 106 | 101 | 111 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Buttermilk Castle
The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (ORK), 113 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cork, 110 km to the west.
Airports
- Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 113 kmsouthwest
- Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 139 kmnorth
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 141 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Cork Population: 224K 110 kmwest
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 121 kmnorthwest
- Dublin Population: 1M 130 kmnorth
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 220 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 270 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Buttermilk Castle
Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 572 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km101 places
- Keeragh Islands Island 18 kmE
- Sheep Island Island 21 kmSW
- Cull Island Island 24 kmE
- Knockaderry Reservoir Lake 21 kmW
25–60 km276 places
- Curracloe Beach Beach 45 kmE
- Saltee Islands Island 30 kmSE
- Lady’s Island Island 42 kmE
- Gull Island Island 35 kmSW
60–100 km651 places
- Great Island Island 99 kmSW
- Capel Island Island 73 kmSW
- Ballycotton Island Island 84 kmSW
- Brown Island Island 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Catherines Bay Natural site, County Wexford1 km SE
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Dunbrody Castle Historic site, County Wexford2.5 km NE
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Kings Bay Natural site, County Wexford2.1 km SE
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Dunbrody Castle Historic site, County Wexford3.1 km NE
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Cheekpoint Hill Mountain, Waterford2.2 km NW
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Geneva Barracks Historic site, Waterford4.4 km S
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River Suir River, Ireland2.5 km NW
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River Barrow River, Ireland2.4 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Arthurstown Village, County Wexford2.1 km SE
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Passage East Village, Munster2.6 km S
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Cheekpoint Village, Waterford2.3 km NW
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Ballyhack Village, County Wexford1.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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