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General information - Location

CountryIreland
Location in countryCenter
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -8.7455,Lat: 53.3007 marker
Elevation41 meter above sea level
Local time11:37:52am
Name province/regionBorder Midland and Western
Name SubregionWest
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityGalway
Name Athenry

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Craughwell7.9 km South
2 Clarinbridge12 km WestSouthWest
3 Loughrea16.5 km SouthSouthEast
4 Galway19.5 km West
5 Tuam25 km North

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 DublinIreland164 km EastSouthEast
2 Belfast   Northern-ireland234 km EastNorthEast
3 Douglas   Isle-of-man296 km East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western, part of the larger catchment area Shannon. The nearest bigger lake is Lough Rea (3 km2 at a distance of 15.8 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 117.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 165 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Shannon Airport (at a distance of 68 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Galway Airport (at a distance of 13 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   1.3 km2 
 1.6% 
 Nature   4 km2 
 5.1% 
 Wet nature   1.9 km2 
 2.4% 
 Agriculture   69 km2 
 87.8% 
 Urban area   2.4 km2 
 3% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Athenry in country Ireland


Athenry at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the BoyneIreland158 km East
2 Sceilg MhichílIreland209 km SouthWest
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway CoastUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland263 km NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Monivea Bog SACIE6.9 km NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Athenry

Type of weather in Athenrybroken clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 3.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: South West
Air pressure: 978 mb
Humidity: 68 %
Daylength at 29 March 2024:12 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :07:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :20:04 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Athenry - IE (longitude: -8.7455, latitude: 53.3007)
Distance weather station to place (direction NNO): 0 Kilometers

13:00
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978 mbar
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16:00
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980 mbar
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19:00
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986 mbar
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