Rosses Point
in Sligo of Connaught, Ireland

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
54.309 and -8.566 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 54° 18' 33" and W -8° 33' 57"
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: 06:57 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Dublin
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:05 am and 4:32 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.583 and 169.417 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tautuku
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Ireland in Northern Europe

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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Rosses Point

Rosses Point in Sligo (Connaught) with it's 824 inhabitants is located in Ireland about 2,797 mi (or 4,501 km) north-west of Qeshlaq, the country's capital.

Local time in Rosses Point is now 06:57 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Dublin with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 12 airports in the wider vicinity of Rosses Point, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Ireland is Sligo Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon, Roscommon, Castlebar and Enniskillen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Night Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 92%
Air Pressure 1025 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

9°C (49 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

9°C (48 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

3°C (37 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Sligo Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa

Address
2,8 mi
Ballincar, Rosses Point Road
Sligo
Ireland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Yeats Country

Address
0,2 mi
Greenlands 1
00000 Rosses Point,Sligo
Ireland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Billions of Sand Hoppers on Strandhill Beach, Sligo, Ireland, 17th June 2012

Published: March 01, 2014
Length: 51:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Wayne Metcalf

Billions of Sand Hoppers on Strandhill Beach, Sligo, Ireland, 17th June 2012.


Dania Sommelier

Published: June 05, 2014
Length: 26:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Daniela Farnese

In giro per le cantine della Maremma. Credit: Timoteo Fontanella.


My first real flight

Published: February 18, 2011
Length: 29:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: qlf13

Sligo Airport 30.01.11 Grob 115.


EI-CZN at Sligo Airport

Published: December 09, 2012
Length: 14:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Brendan Nutley

Low resolution video version.


Surfing at Strandhill, Sligo

Published: August 07, 2014
Length: 19:57 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Luke Currie

Waves were very calm but we still had a good time!


15 people in sleigh...at the same time-EPIC!

Published: January 10, 2010
Length: 33:00 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: LauraGaynorTV

15 of us going down a snow ramp at christmas :L it kinda went horribly wrong though :L.


Rosses Point sligo

Published: August 23, 2009
Length: 29:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: pisces3759

I was standing on the stoney beach beside Rosses Point Harbour looking at Knocknarea where the Legendry High queen of Ireland, Queen Maebdbh (Maeve)is buried when this boat went by, ...


Coalie fishing with Sligo Boat Charters

Published: April 07, 2014
Length: 28:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Daryl Ewing

Nothing like a bit of coalie bashing now and again! Some coalie fishing with Ewing's Sea Angling and Boat Charters.


Little Stint, Lower Rosses, Drumcliff Estuary, Sligo Bay

Published: September 12, 2011
Length: 02:24 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Birdwatch Sligo

Little Stint feeding on eastern side of the Lower Rosses sandspit in Drumcliff Estuary, in Sligo Bay, Ireland on 11th September 2011. Despite appearances, this footage has not been sped up!


Aerial Thermal Imaging footage in twin engine helicopter AS355n of seals at Sligo Bay Ireland

Published: March 28, 2011
Length: 22:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ExecHelicopters

Footage of thermal imaging and standard definition video of Seals at Sligo Bay in March 2011 by Executive Helicopters in a Twin Engine Squirrel AS355n using a FLIR camera system - Executive...


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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.

Sligo Airport

Sligo Airport is located in Strandhill, County Sligo, 5 NM west of Sligo in Ireland. The airport is a small regional airport and has no scheduled routes.

Located at 54.2803, -8.59917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Transport in County Sligo, Airports in the Republic of Ireland

Lissadell House

Lissadell House is a neo-classical Greek revivalist style country house, located in County Sligo, Ireland. The house was built in the 1830s for Sir Robert Gore-Booth, 4th Baronet MP by London architect Francis Goodwin. In 1876, Sir Robert left the house and surrounding estate to his son, Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet.

Located at 54.35, -8.58333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1830s architecture, Buildings and structures in County Sligo, Visitor attractions in County Sligo, History of County Sligo, Historic house museums in the Republic of Ireland, Museums in County Sligo, Gardens in County Sligo, Literary museums in Ireland, Gore family (Anglo-Irish aristocracy)


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rosses Upper, Rosses Point, An Ros