Telegraph Hill
Located in Up Cerne, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°50′37″ N 2°30′23″ W
- Elevation
- 267 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BOH Bournemouth Airport48 km
- BRS Bristol Airport62 km
About Telegraph Hill
Telegraph Hill is a mountain. Location: Up Cerne, West Dorset District. Elevation: 267 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Giant Hill and Dungeon Hill.
Climate of Telegraph Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 66 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 90 |
How to get to Telegraph Hill
The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (62 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 40 km to the east.
Airports
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 48 kmeast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 62 kmnorth
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 65 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Poole Population: 151.5K 40 kmeast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 46 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 60 kmnorth
- Bristol Population: 479K 68 kmnorth
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 73 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Telegraph Hill
Within 100 km: 435 historic and cultural sites, 999 natural sites, 132 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km124 places
- Chesil Beach Beach 24 kmS
- Bathing Island Island 17 kmNE
- Fish's Island Island 16 kmNE
- Wakeling Island Island 20 kmSE
25–60 km423 places
- Brownsea Island Island 41 kmSE
- Avon Beach Beach 56 kmE
- Studland Beach Beach 44 kmSE
- Man O'War Beach Beach 30 kmSE
60–100 km1,019 places
- Isle of Wight Island 88 kmE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 89 kmSW
- Calshot Beach Beach 84 kmE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hermitage Village, West Dorset District2.5 km N
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Minterne Magna Village, West Dorset District1.6 km NE
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Hilfield Village, West Dorset District1.6 km NW
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Batcombe Village, West Dorset District2.5 km W
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Minterne Magna Village, Minterne Magna1.7 km SE
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Lyon's Gate Village, Minterne Magna1.8 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Giant Hill Mountain, Buckland Newton3.2 km SE
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Dungeon Hill Mountain, Buckland Newton5.1 km NE
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Bubb Down Hill Mountain, Melbury Bubb5.3 km W
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Bookham Knoll Mountain, Buckland Newton5.8 km E
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Leigh Drummers; The Castle Historic site, Leigh3.1 km NW
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Castle Hill Mountain, Cattistock7 km SW
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West Hill Mountain, Evershot7.8 km W
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Ball Hill Mountain, Piddletrenthide7.8 km E
Sources & licences
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