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Babylon Hill

Located in Nether Compton, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°56′41″ N 2°34′35″ W

Map showing the location of Babylon Hill Babylon Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
112 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Nether Compton
1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport50 km
BOH Bournemouth Airport55 km

About Babylon Hill

Babylon Hill is a mountain. Location: Nether Compton, West Dorset District. Elevation: 112 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Round Hill and Honeycombe Tout.

Climate of Babylon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Babylon Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)876663535457525967757590

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Babylon Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 50 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Poole, 49 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 50 kmnorth
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 55 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 63 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Poole Population: 151.5K 49 kmsoutheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 50 kmnorth
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 55 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 57 kmnorth
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 71 kmwest

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

Day trips from Babylon Hill

Within 100 km: 474 historic and cultural sites, 1,108 natural sites, 130 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km114 places

  • Bathing Island Island 19 kmE
  • Fish's Island Island 19 kmE
  • Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Glastonbury Tor Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km527 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 51 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 35 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 54 kmSE
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 42 kmSE

60–100 km1,071 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 96 kmE
  • Avon Beach Beach 64 kmE
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 91 kmSW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 90 kmE

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