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Ballycottin

General information - Location

Country	Ireland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.0142,Lat: 51.8304
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	19:52:49pm
Name province/region (Euregion)	Southern and Eastern
Wiki-website Regional Authority (Regional Authority)	South-West
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Cork
Name Electoral Division	Ballycottin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cloyne	8.2 km	NorthWest
2 Middleton	14.4 km	NorthWest
3 Youghal	17.9 km	NorthEast
4 Carrigtohill	18.9 km	NorthWest
5 Cobh	19.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dublin	Ireland	205 km	NorthEast
2 Cardiff	Wales	335 km	EastSouthEast
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	339 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Ballycottin lies at the Celtic Sea (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named South Western. The nearest bigger lake is Lough Gur (0.8 km² at a distance of 83.8 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 258.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 361 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 24%, low location: 76%, 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 116 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cork Airport (at a distance of 33 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

3 km2

8.8%

Agriculture

30.7 km2

90%

Urban area

0.4 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ballycottin in country Ireland

Ballycottin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sceilg Mhichíl	Ireland	173 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne	Ireland	233 km	NorthEast
3 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	264 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ballycotton Bay SPA	IE	0.1 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Ballycottin
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Shanagarry

Type of weather in Shanagarry	broken clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1037 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 17 October 2026:	10 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	08:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:35 Europe/Amsterdam