Acton

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Acton

Air quality index

33Good

Elevation48 m

WeatherAvg high 55.2°F

Coordinates54.31°, -6.38°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Remains of a boundary wall near the road to Acton Village - geograph.org.uk - 609071

Acton Lake Near Poyntzpass - geograph.org.uk - 1238912

Acton Lake Visitors Centre - geograph.org.uk - 1238923

Mileage marker on the Newry towpath - geograph.org.uk - 1238944

Newry Canal towpath - geograph.org.uk - 1400388

GNR trespass sign, Acton near Poyntzpass - geograph.org.uk - 3351234

Near Poyntzpass - geograph.org.uk - 5052592

Near Poyntzpass - geograph.org.uk - 5052594

Acton level crossing on track leading from the Towpath to the A27 (Poyntzpass Road) - geograph.org.uk - 6132405

Polled trees between the A27 Poyntzpass Road and Acton Lake - geograph.org.uk - 6132418

Lane linking the A27 (Poyntzpass Road) with the Acton Level Crossing - geograph.org.uk - 6132435

Oilseed rape crop between the A27 and the Newry Canal Towpath - geograph.org.uk - 6132444

Geo-tagged photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed; click any photo for license details).

Notable people from here

Diane Dodds

British politician (born 1958)

E. R. Dodds

Irish classical scholar (1893–1979)

Dermott Lennon

Irish equestrian

Jonathan Tuffey

Northern Irish footballer

James Herbert Brennan

Irish writer (1940–2024)

Jim Shannon

British politician (born 1955)

Francis Crozier

Irish naval officer and polar explorer

J

Joseph M. Scriven

Irish philanthropist (1819–1886)

M

Malcolm Moffatt

J

John McAreavey

Irish Roman Catholic bishop

Dennis Rogan, Baron Rogan

British politician

William Buller

British racing driver

J

James Shields

American politician (1762-1831)

R

Roger Aiken

Irish cyclo-cross cyclist

John Butler Yeats

Irish artist (1839-1922)

G

George Lambert

recipient of the Victoria Cross, born 1819 (1819–1860)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Northern Ireland

• Poyntzpass
  1 mi away
• Scarva
  1.6 mi away
• Scarva
  1.7 mi away · pop. 320
• Loughbrickland
  3 mi away
• Clare
  3.1 mi away
• Tandragee
  3.4 mi away · pop. 3,486
• Gilford
  4.6 mi away
• Jerrettspass
  4.9 mi away
• Laurelvale
  5.1 mi away
• Banbridge
  5.2 mi away · pop. 16,653
• Ahory
  5.5 mi away
• Lawrencetown
  5.7 mi away

Browse all places in Northern Ireland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Acton

Policy for the provision of computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland. Dept. of Health and Social Services. · 1985

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë · 1846

Bill

Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly. · 2002

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

oxeye daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Seen 2026-05-24

Wood Avens

Geum urbanum

Seen 2026-05-24

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-05-24

Narcissus Bulb Fly

Merodon equestris

Seen 2026-05-24

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Seen 2026-05-24

Black snail beetle

Phosphuga atrata

Seen 2026-05-23

Common Sow-thistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Seen 2026-05-23

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Seen 2026-05-22

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-05-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).