- Elevation
- 112 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BOH Bournemouth Airport49 km
- BRS Bristol Airport59 km
About Three Gates
Three Gates is a village. Location: Leigh, West Dorset District. Elevation: 112 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Leigh Drummers; The Castle and Telegraph Hill.
Climate of Three Gates
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (90 mm)
- Driest month
- July (52 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) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 66 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 90 |
How to get to Three Gates
The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (59 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 42 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 49 kmeast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 59 kmnorth
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 65 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Poole Population: 151.5K 42 kmsoutheast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 48 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 58 kmnorth
- Bristol Population: 479K 66 kmnorth
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 73 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Three Gates
Within 100 km: 438 historic and cultural sites, 1,019 natural sites, 131 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km120 places
- Bathing Island Island 16 kmNE
- Fish's Island Island 16 kmNE
- Wakeling Island Island 23 kmSE
- Overton Island Island 23 kmSE
25–60 km450 places
- Brownsea Island Island 44 kmSE
- Avon Beach Beach 58 kmE
- Chesil Beach Beach 26 kmS
- Studland Beach Beach 46 kmSE
60–100 km1,018 places
- Isle of Wight Island 90 kmE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 89 kmSW
- Calshot Beach Beach 85 kmE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Leigh Drummers; The Castle Historic site, Leigh0.5 km W
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Telegraph Hill Mountain, Up Cerne2.9 km S
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Bubb Down Hill Mountain, Melbury Bubb4.4 km SW
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Dungeon Hill Mountain, Buckland Newton5.7 km E
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Giant Hill Mountain, Buckland Newton5.7 km SE
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Honeycombe Tout Mountain, Lillington6.4 km N
Sources & licences
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