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General information - Location

Country	Ireland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.7976,Lat: 52.9577
Elevation	107 meter above sea level
Local time	9:15:30am
Name province/region	Southern and Eastern
Name Subregion	Mid-West
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	North Tipperary
Name	Roscrea

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Birr	17.2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Templemore	18.1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rathdowney	18.3 km	SouthEast
4 Mountrath	22.2 km	East
5 Borrisokane	22.5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dublin	Ireland	110 km	East
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	221 km	NorthEast
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	257 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 62 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Shannon. The nearest bigger lake is Lough Derg (Loch Deirgeirt) (118.4 km² at a distance of 27.2 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 131.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 184 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 81 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Galway Airport (at a distance of 85 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.3 km2

2.9%

Nature

2.4 km2

3.1%

Wet nature

2.5 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

67.9 km2

86.5%

Urban area

3 km2

3.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Roscrea in country Ireland

Roscrea 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	121 km	EastNorthEast
2 Sceilg Mhichíl	Ireland	228 km	WestSouthWest
3 Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	236 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Slieve Bloom Mountains SPA	IE	4 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Roscrea

Type of weather in Roscrea	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	07:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:55 Europe/Amsterdam