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Glenveagh National Park

Located in County Donegal, Ulster Coordinates: 55°00′26″ N 8°00′09″ W

Map showing the location of Glenveagh National Park Glenveagh National Park
Location in Ireland
Elevation
368 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dún Lúiche
6.3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Airports
CFN Donegal Airport22 km
LDY City of Derry Airport54 km

About Glenveagh National Park

Glenveagh National Park is a natural site. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Farscallop and Glenveagh Deer Forest.

Climate of Glenveagh National Park

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 208 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (217 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 Glenveagh National Park
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°15°15°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)217155164114105108135150174214208209

How to get to Glenveagh National Park

The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (CFN), 22 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (121 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 141 km to the east.

Airports

  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 22 kmwest
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 54 kmeast
  • Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 121 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 141 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 219 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 256 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 264 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 321 kmeast

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

Day trips from Glenveagh National Park

Within 100 km: 80 historic and cultural sites, 678 natural sites, 620 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km310 places

  • Island Roy Island 24 kmNE
  • Inishinny Island 23 kmW
  • Inishbofin Island 22 kmNW
  • Inishbeg Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km613 places

  • Lisfannon Beach Beach 34 kmE
  • Umfin Island Island 26 kmNW
  • Tory Island Island 32 kmNW
  • Station Island Island 45 kmS

60–100 km455 places

  • Portstewart Beach Beach 83 kmE
  • Benone Beach Beach 74 kmE
  • Portstewart Strand Beach 81 kmE
  • Strandhill Beach Beach 91 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dún Lúiche Village, County Donegal
    6.3 km W
  • Glendowan Village, County Donegal
    5.1 km SE
  • Corderry Village, County Donegal
    5.5 km SE
  • Churchill Village, County Donegal
    7.4 km E
  • Termon Village, County Donegal
    13 km E
  • Losset Village, County Donegal
    8.1 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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