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Galway Wind Park

The site of Galway Wind Park, a natural landscape, is 4.7 km southwest of Oughterard. It offers walks. Add Aughnanure Castle, 7.7 km away, to a visit; it leads 5 places within 15 km.

Where
4.7 km
southwest of Oughterard
How well known
Top 35%
#609 of 1,783 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Natural landscape near Oughterard

Just outside Oughterard

Galway Wind Park is 4.7 km southwest of Oughterard. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Oughterard run June to September, at 17–19°C.

Jan9° / 3°169 mm
Feb9° / 3°137 mm
Mar11° / 4°121 mm
Apr13° / 5°91 mm
May16° / 8°91 mm
Jun18° / 10°92 mm
Jul19° / 12°100 mm
Aug19° / 12°117 mm
Sep17° / 10°117 mm
Oct14° / 7°150 mm
Nov11° / 5°171 mm
Dec9° / 3°182 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Oughterard, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Oughterard (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Oughterard’s full climate →
About

Galway Wind Park

Natural landscape.

Type
Natural landscape
Town
4.7 km southwest of Oughterard
Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

AddressSeecon, Oughterard
Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Its place on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Galway Wind Park is the orange one.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

Towns near it

Bases near Galway Wind Park

Bearna tops the 8 for size, at 2,336 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

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  1. 1Oughterard
  2. 2Rosscahill
  3. 3Maigh Cuilinn
  4. 4An Spidéal
  5. 5Na Forbacha
  6. 6Bearna
  7. 7Headford
  8. 8An Cheathrú Rua
1 · 4.7 km northeast of it

Oughterard

1,846 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 9.1 km east of it

Rosscahill

327 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 14 km southeast of it

Maigh Cuilinn

2,279 people

4 · 16 km south of it

An Spidéal

254 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Galway Wind Park isPeoplePlaces to visit
Oughterard4.7 km northeast of it1,8463
Rosscahill9.1 km east of it3272
Maigh Cuilinn14 km southeast of it2,2790
An Spidéal16 km south of it2542
Na Forbacha18 km southeast of it8681
Bearna20 km southeast of it2,3363
Headford21 km northeast of it1,2354
An Cheathrú Rua21 km southwest of it7252
Make a day of it

Pair Galway Wind Park with these

Choose from 5 places within 15 km, such as a castle, a museum and a heritage railway.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Galway Wind Park: common questions

Where is Galway Wind Park?

Galway Wind Park is 4.7 km southwest of Oughterard, Galway.

What is Galway Wind Park?

Natural landscape.

When is the best time to visit Galway Wind Park?

June to September are the warmest months in Oughterard, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Galway Wind Park?

Within 15 km: Aughnanure Castle (7.7 km), Glengowla Mines & Family Farm Experience (4 km), Connemara Railway (14 km) and Brigit's Garden (Gairdín Bhríde) (11 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).