Wakeling Island
Located in Crossways, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°41′27″ N 2°21′02″ W
- Elevation
- 56 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BOH Bournemouth Airport37 km
- EXT Exeter International Airport75 km
About Wakeling Island
Wakeling Island is an island. Location: Crossways, West Dorset District. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Overton Island and Woodsford Castle.
Photos of Wakeling Island
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Woodsford Castle Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Wakeling Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 5° · Rain 83 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (98 mm)
- Driest month
- July (49 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 12° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 86 | 83 | 97 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Wakeling Island
The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 37 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Poole, 26 km to the east.
Airports
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 37 kmeast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 75 kmwest
- Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 76 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Poole Population: 151.5K 26 kmeast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 33 kmeast
- Southampton Population: 269.8K 71 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 76 kmnorth
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 83 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wakeling Island
Within 100 km: 284 historic and cultural sites, 785 natural sites, 113 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km106 places
- Chesil Beach Beach 17 kmSW
- Man O'War Beach Beach 10 kmSE
- Round Island Island 23 kmE
- Long Island Island 23 kmE
25–60 km320 places
- Brownsea Island Island 27 kmE
- Avon Beach Beach 44 kmE
- Studland Beach Beach 29 kmE
- Charmouth Beach Beach 39 kmW
60–100 km756 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 91 kmE
- Isle of Wight Island 75 kmE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 91 kmW
- Calshot Beach Beach 75 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Silverlakes Village, Crossways0.2 km E
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Beaumont Village Village, Crossways0.4 km E
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Crossways Village, Crossways1.5 km E
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Owermoigne Village, Owermoigne3.3 km SE
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Warmwell Village, Warmwell2 km S
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West Knighton Village, West Knighton2.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Overton Island Island, Crossways0.2 km W
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Woodsford Castle Historic site, Woodsford2.4 km N
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Owermoigne Down Mountain, Owermoigne4.4 km S
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Spring Bottom Hill Mountain, Osmington5.7 km S
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Sandy Barrow Mountain, Osmington5.9 km SW
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Osmington Hill Mountain, Weymouth and Portland District6.4 km SW
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Blacknoll Hill Mountain, Winfrith Newburgh5.5 km E
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High Chaldon Mountain, Chaldon Herring5.5 km SE
Sources & licences
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