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General information - Location

CountryIreland
Location in countryCenter
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -7.9293,Lat: 53.4295 marker
Elevation72 meter above sea level
Local time15:17:41pm
Name province/regionBorder Midland and Western
Name SubregionMidland
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityWestmeath
Name Athlone East Rural

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Moate14.9 km EastSouthEast
2 Ballymahon18.5 km NorthEast
3 Ferbane18.9 km South
4 Ballinasloe22.5 km WestSouthWest
5 Clara23 km SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 DublinIreland110 km EastSouthEast
2 Belfast   Northern-ireland185 km EastNorthEast
3 Douglas   Isle-of-man241 km East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 67 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Shannon. The nearest bigger lake is Lough Ree (106.2 km2 at a distance of 2.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 81.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 114 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Shannon Airport (at a distance of 105 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Galway Airport (at a distance of 69 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   1.2 km2 
 1.5% 
 Nature   3.6 km2 
 4.6% 
 Wet nature   9.5 km2 
 12.1% 
 Agriculture   42.5 km2 
 54.1% 
 Urban area   11 km2 
 14% 
 Infrastructure   0.3 km2 
 0.3% 
 Water - Lakes   10.5 km2 
 13.4% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Athlone in country Ireland


Athlone 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 BoyneIreland102 km East
2 Giant's Causeway and Causeway CoastUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland224 km NorthEast
3 Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in GwyneddUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland245 km EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
River Shannon Callows SACIE1.3 km SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Athlone

Type of weather in Athloneovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 3.37 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: West
Air pressure: 979 mb
Humidity: 74 %
Daylength at 29 March 2024:12 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :07:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :20:01 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Athlone - IE (longitude: -7.9293, latitude: 53.4295)
Distance weather station to place (direction OSO): 0 Kilometers

19:00
6 degrees
982 mbar
light rainweericoon
22:00
3 degrees
985 mbar
light rainweericoon
1:00
2 degrees
986 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
4:00
2 degrees
986 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
7:00
7 degrees
987 mbar
light rainweericoon
10:00
8 degrees
988 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
13:00
12 degrees
988 mbar
light rainweericoon
16:00
9 degrees
990 mbar
light rainweericoon










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