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Mountain

Benbradagh

Located in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 54°56′39″ N 6°52′27″ W

Benbradagh
Bjmullan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
465 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dungiven
3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LDY City of Derry Airport21 km
BFS Belfast International Airport53 km

About Benbradagh

Benbradagh is a mountain. Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Elevation: 465 m.

From Wikipedia

Benbradagh (from Irish Binn Bhradach 'treacherous peak') is a large hill near Dungiven in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It rises to 465 metres (1,526 ft) and is north of the Sperrin Mountains. Benbradagh was used from the 1940s to the early 1970s as a United States Military communications base for its North Atlantic fleet. US forces also built underground stores for high explosives at Benbradagh.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
171 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Benbradagh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 163 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (163 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Benbradagh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15712012793869298121133158163162

How to get to Benbradagh

The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (LDY), 21 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (53 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 72 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 21 kmnorthwest
  • Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 53 kmsoutheast
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 74 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 72 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 184 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 195 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 258 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 278 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Benbradagh

Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 756 natural sites, 641 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Benone Beach Beach 25 kmN
  • White Mountain Mountain 9 kmS
  • Sperrin Mountains Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Mullaghmore Mountain 11 kmS

25–60 km397 places

  • Portstewart Beach Beach 27 kmN
  • Portstewart Strand Beach 26 kmN
  • Lisfannon Beach Beach 42 kmNW
  • The Skerries Island 35 kmNE

60–100 km1,028 places

  • Island Roy Island 64 kmNW
  • West Maiden Island 73 kmE
  • Texa Island Island 88 kmNE
  • Sheep Island Island 92 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dungiven Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    3 km SW
  • Derryork Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    0.9 km NW
  • Limavady Town, Causeway Coast and Glens
    13 km N
  • Bovevagh Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    3.9 km W
  • Drumsurn Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    4.4 km N
  • Carn Village, Causeway Coast and Glens
    5.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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