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General information - Location

Country	Ireland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.8513,Lat: 53.5149
Elevation	45 meter above sea level
Local time	15:43:28pm
Name province/region	Border Midland and Western
Name Subregion	West
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Galway
Name	Tuam Urban

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Headford	17.7 km	West
2 Athenry	25 km	South
3 Claremorris	25 km	North
4 Ballinrobe	27 km	NorthWest
5 Ballyhaunis	28.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dublin	Ireland	172 km	EastSouthEast
2 Belfast	Northern-ireland	226 km	EastNorthEast
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	295 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 28 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western, part of the larger catchment area Shannon. The nearest bigger lake is Lough Corrib (171.5 km² at a distance of 16.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the North-Irish-Irish border with a straight distance of 102 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 143 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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 91 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Galway Airport (at a distance of 25 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2 km2

2.5%

Wet nature

12.3 km2

15.6%

Agriculture

59.3 km2

75.5%

Urban area

4.3 km2

5.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tuam in country Ireland

Tuam 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	159 km	East
2 Sceilg Mhichíl	Ireland	226 km	SouthWest
3 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	247 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lough Corrib SAC	IE	2.1 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Tuam
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	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tuam

Type of weather in Tuam	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	07:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:01 Europe/Amsterdam