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Mountain

Great Longstone Hill

Located in St. Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall Coordinates: 50°22′22″ N 4°50′30″ W

Map showing the location of Great Longstone Hill Great Longstone Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
344 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Nanpean
2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay13 km
EXT Exeter International Airport109 km

About Great Longstone Hill

Great Longstone Hill is a mountain. Location: St. Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall. Elevation: 344 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (13 km). Nearby sights include Longstone Downs and Carrancarrow Hill.

Climate of Great Longstone Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (123 mm)
Driest month
July (59 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 Longstone Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1208881636166597586108123122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Great Longstone Hill

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Cardiff International Airport (CWL) (155 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 50 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 13 kmnorthwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 109 kmeast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 155 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Plymouth Population: 260.2K 50 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 101 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 153 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 170 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 187 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Great Longstone Hill

Within 100 km: 149 historic and cultural sites, 645 natural sites, 126 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km181 places

  • Lansallos Beach Beach 19 kmE
  • Vault Beach Beach 16 kmS
  • Perranporth Beach Beach 23 kmW
  • Holywell Bay Beach Beach 22 kmW

25–60 km293 places

  • Tregantle Beach Beach 40 kmE
  • Gylly Beach Beach 30 kmSW
  • Swanpool Beach Beach 31 kmSW
  • Chapel Porth Beach Beach 29 kmW

60–100 km446 places

  • Burgh Island Island 68 kmE
  • Sennen Cove Beach 69 kmSW
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 91 kmE
  • Saunton Sands Beach 92 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Nanpean Village, St. Stephen-in-Brannel
    2 km W
  • Saint Dennis Village, St. Dennis
    3.2 km W
  • Roche Village, Roche
    4 km N
  • Whitemoor Village, St. Stephen-in-Brannel
    1.7 km NW
  • Bugle Village, Treverbyn
    4.3 km NE
  • Goverseth Village, St. Stephen-in-Brannel
    2 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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