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General information - Location

Country	Ireland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.7455,Lat: 53.3007
Elevation	41 meter above sea level
Local time	12:34:17pm
Name province/region (Euregion)	Border Midland and Western
Wiki-website Subregion (Regional Authority)	West
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Galway
Name	Athenry

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Craughwell	7.9 km	South
2 Clarinbridge	12 km	WestSouthWest
3 Loughrea	16.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Galway	19.5 km	West
5 Tuam	25 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dublin	Ireland	164 km	EastSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	234 km	EastNorthEast
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	296 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

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 Boyne	Ireland	158 km	East
2 Sceilg Mhichíl	Ireland	209 km	SouthWest
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	263 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Monivea Bog SAC	IE	6.9 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Athenry

Type of weather in Athenry	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	09:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:30 Europe/Amsterdam