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Museum

Milestones

Located in Basingstoke and Deane District, Hampshire Coordinates: 51°16′00″ N 1°06′43″ W

Map showing the location of Milestones Milestones
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Basingstoke
1.8 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
98 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SOU Southampton Airport39 km
LHR London Heathrow Airport51 km

About Milestones

Milestones is a museum. Location: Basingstoke and Deane District, Hampshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Holy Ghost Ruins and Festival Place.

Climate of Milestones

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (86 mm)
Driest month
July (47 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 Milestones
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)855764515259475870818486

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Milestones

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 39 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (51 km). The nearest large city is Basingstoke, 2 km to the east.

Airports

  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 39 kmsouthwest
  • London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 51 kmnortheast
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 66 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 2 kmeast
  • Reading Population: 318K 23 kmnortheast
  • Woking Population: 103.9K 39 kmeast
  • Slough Population: 164.8K 45 kmnortheast
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 45 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Milestones

Within 100 km: 779 historic and cultural sites, 826 natural sites, 283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km83 places

  • View Island Island 24 kmNE
  • St Mary's Island Island 24 kmN
  • Buck's Eyot Island 24 kmN
  • Temple Island Island 22 kmNE

25–60 km618 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 52 kmS
  • Calshot Beach Beach 52 kmS
  • The Lynch Island 29 kmNE
  • Whale Island Island 50 kmS

60–100 km1,187 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 66 kmS
  • White Hart Lane Landmark 82 kmNE
  • Brownsea Island Island 88 kmSW
  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 75 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Basingstoke City, Basingstoke and Deane District
    1.8 km E
  • West Ham Neighbourhood, Basingstoke and Deane District
    0.4 km SW
  • Winklebury Neighbourhood, Basingstoke and Deane District
    0.7 km W
  • Houndmills Neighbourhood, Basingstoke and Deane District
    1 km NE

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