|
|
|
Youtube Achill Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Achill
|
Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: -10.03801 lat : 53.96668 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84 | long: -10°2'1.6818 lat : 53°58'0.0372 | | Surface area: | 148.1 km2 (0.39 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 129.3 km | | Average height: | 101 metre | | Length island: | 23 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 17.5 km | | Name : | Croaghaun (kliffen) (688 metre) | | Orientation island: | West-northwest - East-southeast |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 2700 | | Population density: | 18.20 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Dooagh, Keel, Dumha Éige, Dugort |
|
Naming - Location| Local native name: | Achill | Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): | 1) Clare 5.2 km SouthSouthWest
2) Inishbofin 30.5 km SouthSouthWest
3) Omey 39.6 km SouthSouthWest
4) Gorumna 68.3 km SouthSouthEast
5) Inishmore 81 km South
6) Inishmaan 89.4 km SouthSouthEast
7) Inisheer 93.8 km SouthSouthEast
8) Aran 139.2 km NorthEast
9) Tory 176.8 km NorthEast
10) Great Blasket 199.7 km South
11) Valencia 217.3 km South
12) Skellig Rock Little 235.6 km South
13) Skellig Rock Great 236.8 km South
14) Whiddy 243.3 km South
15) Bear 248.1 km South
16) Dursey 252.1 km South
17) Lambay 261.4 km East
18) Long 265.2 km South
19) Hare 266.5 km South
20) Sherkin 267.8 km South
21) Clear 271.4 km South
22) Rathlin Island 275.9 km EastNorthEast
23) Islay 288.1 km NorthEast
24) Jura 319 km NorthEast
25) Oronsay 323.3 km NorthEast
| | Country: | Ireland | | Location in Country: | Northwest | | Name province: | Province Connacht | | Name County: | County Mayo | | Main place: | Gob an Choire - Achill Sound | | Location Main place: | East | | Sea: | Atlantic Ocean | | Distance to main land: | 0.2 km | | Nearest Country: | Ireland | | Type Rock outcrop: | rocky surface | | island-Type: | island in sea |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
|
Weather at Achill
| The weather type in Rosturk | overcast clouds |  | | Current temperature: | 8 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 1.95 meter per second (Wind force - bft 2)
| | Winddirection: | East-southeast | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1030 mb
| | Humidity: | 77 %
| | Daylength at 20 April 2024: | 14 hour and 24 minutes | | Sunrise: | 07:26 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 21:50 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Achill
The weather for the next few hours
Rosturk - IE (longitude: -10.038, latitude: 53.9667)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction WNW): 22.23 km
11:00
10 degrees Celcius
1030 mbar
broken clouds | 14:00
10 degrees Celcius
1030 mbar
broken clouds | 17:00
10 degrees Celcius
1030 mbar
overcast clouds | 20:00
10 degrees Celcius
1031 mbar
overcast clouds | 23:00
10 degrees Celcius
1031 mbar
scattered clouds |
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | | International airport present : | No | | Accessible by car: | Yes | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 1338 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | No | | Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: | No | | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at Achill booking.com
|
 Camping | 1) Keel Sandybanks C. C. Park
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Achill
|
Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube Achill
 Photos (Flickr) of the place Achill
Bings maps Achill
Mapquest Achill
Loc.Alize.us Achill
Landuse Achill
| Forest |
0 km2 |
|
| Nature |
3.7 km2 |
|
| Agriculture |
25.5 km2 |
|
| Wet nature |
111.2 km2 |
|
| Water |
5.6 km2 |
|
| Urban area |
1.7 km2 |
|
| Infrastructure |
0 km2 |
|
| Viticulture |
0 km2 |
|
| Rock outcrop |
0.5 km2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wikipedia: