- Population
- 2,263
- 2.3K
- Elevation
- 33 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BFS Belfast International Airport26 km
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport48 km
About Castledawson
Castledawson is a village. Location: Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. Population: 2,263. Elevation: 33 m.
Castledawson is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Shanemullagh (from Irish an Seanmhullach 'the old hilltop', IPA:[ˈanˠˈʃanˠˌwʊl̪ˠəx]), about four miles from the north-western shore of Lough Neagh, and near the market town of Magherafelt. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,289.
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Climate of Castledawson
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 110 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (113 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 84 | 91 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 92 | 95 | 113 | 110 | 111 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Castledawson
The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (BFS), 26 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 46 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 26 kmsoutheast
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 48 kmeast
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 48 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 46 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 162 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 190 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 250 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 252 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Castledawson
Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 732 natural sites, 531 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km34 places
- Lough Neagh Lake 20 kmSE
- Lough Fea Lake 19 kmW
- Lough Beg Lake 6 kmE
- White Mountain Mountain 21 kmNW
25–60 km300 places
- Portstewart Beach Beach 45 kmN
- Benone Beach Beach 48 kmNW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 46 kmN
- West Maiden Island 56 kmE
60–100 km1,023 places
- Island Roy Island 91 kmNW
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 69 kmNW
- Texa Island Island 97 kmN
- Sheep Island Island 85 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Moyola River River, Northern Ireland4.2 km SE
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Lough Beg Lake, Northern Ireland6.2 km E
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Reubens Glen Natural site, Northern Ireland8.3 km SW
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Slieve Gallion NE Top Mountain, Mid Ulster12 km W
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Slieve Gallion Mountain, Mid Ulster13 km W
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Skady Tower Landmark, Antrim and Newtownabbey11 km SE
Sources & licences
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