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General information - Location

Country	Ireland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.8733,Lat: 52.7124
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	2:46:36am
Name province/region	Southern and Eastern
Name Subregion	Mid-West
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Clare
Name	Clenagh

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cratloe	7.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Sixmilebridge	7.5 km	East
3 Pallaskenry	8.2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Clarina	13.5 km	SouthEast
5 Askeaton	14.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dublin	Ireland	187 km	East
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	286 km	EastNorthEast
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	333 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Shannon. The nearest bigger lake is Rosroe Lough (1.1 km² at a distance of 6.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 180.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 252 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 44%, low location: 56%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 3.7 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Galway Airport (at a distance of 66 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.6 km2

2.1%

Wet nature

10.5 km2

13.4%

Agriculture

45 km2

57.4%

Urban area

6.5 km2

8.2%

Infrastructure

6.3 km2

Water - Lakes

7.6 km2

9.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Shannon in country Ireland

Shannon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sceilg Mhichíl	Ireland	154 km	WestSouthWest
2 Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne	Ireland	195 km	EastNorthEast
3 Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	312 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lower River Shannon SAC	IE	1.3 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Shannon

Type of weather in Shannon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	06:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:05 Europe/Amsterdam