Athlone
in County Westmeath of Leinster, Ireland
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Galway Airport (42 mi) - Ireland West Knock Airport (48 mi)
- Kilkenny Airport (61 mi)
- Castlebar Airport (62 mi)
- Sligo Airport (64 mi)
- Shannon Airport (65 mi)
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St Angelo Airport (68 mi) - Dublin Airport (69 mi)
- Waterford Airport (93 mi)
- Belfast International Airport (110 mi)
- Cork Airport (112 mi)
- George Best Belfast City Airport (118 mi)
- Sceilg Mhichíl (Unesco heritage, 131 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.433 and -7.950 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 25' 59" and W -7° 56' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- English, Irish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:17 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:00 am and 8:57 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Ireland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ireland. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Touring Athlone
Athlone in County Westmeath (Leinster) with it's 15,951 residents is a town located in Ireland about 2,770 mi (or 4,459 km) west of Qeshlaq, the country's capital place.
Time in Athlone is now 02:17 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Dublin with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports nearby Athlone, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Ireland is Galway Airport in a distance of 42 mi (or 67 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Sceilg Mhichíl in a distance of 131 mi (or 211 km), South-West. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Roscommon, Longford, Tullamore, Carrick-on-Shannon and An Muileann gCearr. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 55% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 12% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hodson Bay
Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone
Prince of Wales
Riverview House Bed&Breakfast
Sheraton Athlone Hotel
Arch House Apartments
Glasson Country House Hotel & Golf Club
Shelmalier House
Athlone Springs
Shamrock Lodge Country House
Videos from this area
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Wolfpack Athlone
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Ireland Athlone from the bus, Irlandia Athlone z autobusu
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071 on Waterford-Ballina empty timber train departing Athlone 29-November-2013
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Athlone Fire & Rescue WH15A2 Mobile to Incident
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Social Media at Athlone I.T
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Irish Rail - Class 201 Athlone
Class 201, No.212 heading east from Athlone station with passenger service.
rainbow over Shannon, Athlone
Athlone App Vouchers
How to use Vouchers on the Athlone App.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Athlone railway station
Athlone railway station of which there were two, serves the town of Athlone in County Roscommon and County Westmeath. It is located in the town on the east side of the river Shannon. The station is an interchange station between the Dublin-Galway and Dublin-Westport rail services. In addition it is located adjacent to the town's bus station. There are three platforms, of which Numbers 2 and 3 are an island platform.
Athlone GAA
Athlone GAA is the Gaelic football club in the town of Athlone in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland. The local Hurling club is called Southern Gaels. Athlone are the most successful club in Gaelic Football in Westmeath.
Sean's Bar
Sean's Bar is a pub in Athlone, Ireland. It claims to be the oldest pub in Ireland, dating back to 900, and received a certificate in 2004 from Guinness World Records repeating the claim. Sean's Bar is located on Main Street, Athlone, on the West Bank of the River Shannon, and was originally known as Luain's Inn. It is often colloquially referred to simply as Sean's. During renovations in 1970, the walls of the bar were found to be made of wattle and wicker, dating back to the tenth century.
Garrycastle GAA
Garrycastle is a Gaelic football club from the town of Athlone in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1981 after GAA fan's in the area saw the need for a second club in Athlone to cater for the growing population of the town. They won their first Westmeath senior football championship in 2001, and their first Leinster club football title in 2011 after a last minute free from second half substitute Conor Cosgrove. They are the first Westmeath club to win the title.
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Killinure: Lough Ree, Killinure (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Athlone, Baile Átha Luain
