Knocklayd
Located in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 55°09′44″ N 6°15′04″ W
- Elevation
- 514 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CAL Campbeltown Airport47 km
- BFS Belfast International Airport56 km
About Knocklayd
Knocklayd is a mountain. Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Elevation: 514 m. The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Carey River and Gobban Saers Castle.
Climate of Knocklayd
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 144 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (149 mm)
- Driest month
- May (71 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 107 | 120 | 81 | 71 | 74 | 86 | 101 | 119 | 142 | 144 | 141 |
How to get to Knocklayd
The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (56 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 66 km to the south.
Airports
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 47 kmnortheast
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 56 kmsouth
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 58 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 66 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 148 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 204 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 212 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 252 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Knocklayd
Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 952 natural sites, 470 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km77 places
- Sheep Island Island 12 kmNW
- Rathlin Island Island 16 kmN
- Corbally Reservoir Lake 24 kmW
- Ushet Lough Lake 13 kmN
25–60 km283 places
- Portstewart Beach Beach 31 kmW
- Benone Beach Beach 40 kmW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 33 kmW
- West Maiden Island 42 kmSE
60–100 km1,149 places
- Isle of Arran Island 80 kmNE
- Island Roy Island 98 kmW
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 79 kmW
- Oronsay Island 95 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballycastle Town, Causeway Coast and Glens4.7 km N
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Carneatly Village, Causeway Coast and Glens3.1 km NW
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Ballypatrick Village, Causeway Coast and Glens6.8 km E
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Cape Castle Village, Causeway Coast and Glens3.4 km SW
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Moyarget Village, Causeway Coast and Glens5.3 km W
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Ballyvoy Village, Causeway Coast and Glens6 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carey River River, Northern Ireland2.6 km NE
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Gobban Saers Castle Historic site, Causeway Coast and Glens2.6 km NE
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Ballycastle Bay Natural site, Causeway Coast and Glens5 km N
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Croaghan Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens5.6 km S
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Glenshesk River River, Northern Ireland4.4 km N
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Bonamargy Abbey Historic site, Causeway Coast and Glens3.2 km NE
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Carneighaneigh Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens7.5 km E
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Agangarrive Hill Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens6.7 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Crockaneel Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens7.9 km E
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Slieveanorra Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens9.9 km S
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Trostan Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens14 km SE -
Lannimore Hill Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens10 km NW
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Carnanmore Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens10 km E
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Gruig Top Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens11 km SE
Sources & licences
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