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Natural site

Gorteenacousha Wood

Located in County Tipperary, Munster Coordinates: 52°17′48″ N 8°06′03″ W

Map showing the location of Gorteenacousha Wood Gorteenacousha Wood
Location in Ireland
Elevation
85 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballyporeen
3.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ORK Cork International Airport57 km
SNN Shannon Airport72 km

About Gorteenacousha Wood

Gorteenacousha Wood is a natural site. Location: County Tipperary, Munster. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Glencallaghan and Rehill Wood.

Climate of Gorteenacousha Wood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (198 mm)
Driest month
July (93 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 Gorteenacousha Wood
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°19°19°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)198147137991029893121129176175195

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gorteenacousha Wood

The nearest airport is Cork International Airport (ORK), 57 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cork, 51 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 57 kmsouthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 72 kmnorthwest
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 98 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cork Population: 224K 51 kmsouthwest
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 170 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 294 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 295 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gorteenacousha Wood

Within 100 km: 196 historic and cultural sites, 764 natural sites, 614 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

  • Lough Curra Lake 10 kmNW
  • Borheen Lough Lake 9 kmNW
  • Lough Muskry Lake 9 kmN
  • Monalean Lough Lake 6 kmNE

25–60 km480 places

  • Saint Thomas Island Island 56 kmNW
  • Rocky Island Island 53 kmS
  • Roaninish Island 57 kmSW
  • Ringaskiddy Island Island 54 kmS

60–100 km949 places

  • Bush Island Island 63 kmNW
  • Sovereign Islands Island 73 kmS
  • Keeragh Islands Island 94 kmE
  • Inishmacowney Island 78 kmNW

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