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Great Care Hill

Located in Cardinham, Cornwall Coordinates: 50°30′42″ N 4°37′24″ W

Map showing the location of Great Care Hill Great Care Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
273 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Temple
0.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay28 km
EXT Exeter International Airport89 km

About Great Care Hill

Great Care Hill is a mountain. Location: Cardinham, Cornwall. Elevation: 273 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (28 km). Nearby sights include Carburrow Tor and Temple Tor.

Climate of Great Care Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (140 mm)
Driest month
May (70 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Great Care Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°16°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°9°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)13410093747074708395123139140

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Great Care Hill

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 28 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Cardiff International Airport (CWL) (133 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 37 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 28 kmwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 89 kmeast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 133 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Plymouth Population: 260.2K 37 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 81 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 132 kmnorth
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 148 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 165 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Great Care Hill

Within 100 km: 173 historic and cultural sites, 789 natural sites, 132 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km177 places

  • Lansallos Beach Beach 20 kmS
  • Buckator Beach Beach 22 kmN
  • Butterhole Beach Beach 24 kmW
  • Looe Island Island 23 kmSE

25–60 km389 places

  • Burgh Island Island 58 kmSE
  • Bantham Beach Beach 59 kmSE
  • Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 50 kmSE
  • Tregantle Beach Beach 30 kmSE

60–100 km528 places

  • Sennen Cove Beach 90 kmSW
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 76 kmE
  • Saunton Sands Beach 71 kmNE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 79 kmE

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