Mayo Dark Sky Park
You reach Mayo Dark Sky Park, a national park, by heading 9.7 km southeast of Dumha Thuama. It offers walks. A short trip away is Wild Nephin National Park, 8.1 km off, the first of 8 within 15 km.
National park near Dumha Thuama
Near Dumha Thuama
Mayo Dark Sky Park is 9.7 km southeast of Dumha Thuama. 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.
The weather, month by month
The warmest months in Dumha Thuama are July and August, with highs of 18°C.
Mayo Dark Sky Park
National park.
- Type
- National park
- Town
- 9.7 km southeast of Dumha Thuama
- Official site
- mayodarkskypark.ie
How to visit
The area around Mayo Dark Sky Park
The places near Mayo Dark Sky Park are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The towns around Mayo Dark Sky Park
By population, Keel-Dooagh leads the 5 with 567. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Dumha Thuama
Gob an Choire
Mulranny
Bangor Erris
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Mayo Dark Sky Park is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumha Thuama | 9.7 km northwest of it | 110 | 0 |
| Gob an Choire | 14 km southwest of it | 265 | 3 |
| Mulranny | 14 km south of it | 315 | 2 |
| Bangor Erris | 14 km northeast of it | 344 | 0 |
| Keel-Dooagh | 20 km west of it | 567 | 8 |
More to see nearby
3 national parks, 2 islands and a museum are among the 8 within 15 km.
National park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceWild Nephin National Park8.1 km away2National parkNational parkBallycroy Visitor Centre Wild Nephin National Park100 m away3National parkNational parkClaggan7.7 km away4IslandIslandInis Bigil (Inishbiggle Island)6.5 km away5MuseumMuseumAchill Heritage Centre12 km away6IslandIslandAchill Island (Acaill)14 km away7Natural landscapeNatural landscapeMulranny Saltmarsh14 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryBunacurry Franciscan Monastery12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Mayo Dark Sky Park
Where is Mayo Dark Sky Park?
Mayo Dark Sky Park is 9.7 km southeast of Dumha Thuama, Mayo.
What is Mayo Dark Sky Park?
National park.
When is the best time to visit Mayo Dark Sky Park?
July and August are the warmest months in Dumha Thuama, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Mayo Dark Sky Park?
Within 15 km: Wild Nephin National Park (8.1 km), Ballycroy Visitor Centre Wild Nephin National Park (100 m), Claggan (7.7 km) and Inis Bigil (Inishbiggle Island) (6.5 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)
- Wild Nephin National Park: Youngbillyhappy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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).