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Woodcock Hill

Located in County Clare, Munster Coordinates: 52°43′11″ N 8°42′28″ W

Map showing the location of Woodcock Hill Woodcock Hill
Location in Ireland
Elevation
310 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballycannan
4.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport15 km
KIR Kerry Airport82 km

About Woodcock Hill

Woodcock Hill is a mountain. Location: County Clare, Munster. Elevation: 310 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Gallows Hill and Cratloe Wood.

Climate of Woodcock Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (143 mm)
Driest month
May (69 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 Woodcock Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1381069972698282106112133139143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Woodcock Hill

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 15 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 8 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 15 kmwest
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 82 kmsouthwest
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 99 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 8 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 93 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 179 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 278 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 348 kmeast

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

Day trips from Woodcock Hill

Within 100 km: 210 historic and cultural sites, 762 natural sites, 880 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Bush Island Island 8 kmSW
  • Saint Thomas Island Island 7 kmSE
  • Inishmacowney Island 23 kmW
  • Inishloe Island 22 kmW

25–60 km577 places

  • White Strand Beach 53 kmW
  • Scattery Island Island 56 kmW
  • Mutton Island Island 56 kmW
  • Deer Island Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km1,116 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 89 kmNW
  • Inisheer Island 67 kmNW
  • Banna Strand Beach 88 kmSW
  • Great Samphire Island Island 93 kmSW

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