Thorncombe Beacon
Located in Symondsbury, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°43′12″ N 2°48′04″ W
- Elevation
- 157 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EXT Exeter International Airport43 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport68 km
About Thorncombe Beacon
Thorncombe Beacon is a mountain. Location: Symondsbury, West Dorset District. Elevation: 157 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Quarry Hill and Sloes Hill.
Photos of Thorncombe Beacon
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Golden Cape Kevin Walsh · CC BY 2.0 -
Chideock Castle Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Thorncombe Beacon
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 86 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (98 mm)
- Driest month
- June (55 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° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 86 | 86 | 97 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Thorncombe Beacon
The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 43 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (74 km). The nearest large city is Exeter, 51 km to the west.
Airports
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 43 kmwest
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 68 kmeast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 74 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 51 kmwest
- Poole Population: 151.5K 58 kmeast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 65 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 79 kmnortheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 83 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Thorncombe Beacon
Within 100 km: 345 historic and cultural sites, 1,014 natural sites, 133 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km109 places
- Chesil Beach Beach 19 kmSE
- Charmouth Beach Beach 7 kmW
- Lewesdon Hill Mountain 10 kmN
- Hardown Hill Mountain 4 kmNW
25–60 km410 places
- Brownsea Island Island 59 kmE
- Man O'War Beach Beach 39 kmE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 57 kmSW
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 57 kmSW
60–100 km973 places
- Burgh Island Island 92 kmSW
- Avon Beach Beach 75 kmE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 64 kmSW
- Studland Beach Beach 61 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Quarry Hill Mountain, Chideock1.9 km N
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Sloes Hill Mountain, Symondsbury2.2 km NE
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Colmer's Hill Mountain, Symondsbury2.3 km N
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Golden Cape Natural site, England3.5 km W
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Allington Hill Mountain, Allington2.9 km NE
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Golden Cap Mountain, Stanton St. Gabriel2.9 km W
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Langdon Hill Mountain, Chideock2.9 km NW
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Chideock Castle Historic site, Chideock2 km NW
Sources & licences
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