Lough Fea Weather Station

Lough Fea Weather Station is a monitoring station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Lough Fea Weather Station is situated near the peak Fir Mountain, as well as near Slieve Gallion.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Slieve Gallion.

Slieve Gallion

Peak

Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Slieve Gallion is a mountain in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the easternmost of the Sperrin Mountains. It reaches a height of 528 metres and dominates the western shore of Lough Neagh. Slieve Gallion is situated 2½ miles east of Lough Fea Weather Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Straw and Draperstown.

Straw

Village

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Straw is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2021 Census it had a population of 416. It is situated within Mid-Ulster District approximately one mile south-west of Draperstown. Straw is situated 4½ miles north of Lough Fea Weather Station.

Draperstown

Village

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Draperstown is a village in the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballinascreen and is part of Mid-Ulster district. Draperstown is situated 5 miles north of Lough Fea Weather Station.

Cookstown

Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cookstown is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The historic counties are no longer units of government, so Cookstown is now part of Mid-Ulster district, and in 2024 had a population of 12,600.

Lough Fea Weather Station

Type: Monitoring station
Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.72105° or 54° 43′ 16″ north

Longitude

-6.81479° or 6° 48′ 53″ west

Operator

Met Office

Open location code

9C6MP5CP+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 283108777

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=monitoring_station

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ballybriest Orange Hall and Giant’s Grave (Callann).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Claggan House and Crockandun Substation.

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