Kittern Hill (Gugh)
Located in St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly Coordinates: 49°53′48″ N 6°20′01″ W
- Elevation
- 34 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay113 km
- BES Brest Bretagne airport213 km
About Kittern Hill (Gugh)
Kittern Hill (Gugh) is an island. Location: St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (113 km). Nearby sights include Gugh and Burnt Island.
Photos of Kittern Hill (Gugh)
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Melledgan Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gorregan Richard Knights · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gweal Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Burnt Island David Lally · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Kittern Hill (Gugh)
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 12° · Night 9° · Rain 111 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 7°)
- Wettest month
- January (125 mm)
- Driest month
- July (50 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 100 | 87 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 70 | 86 | 101 | 111 | 122 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Kittern Hill (Gugh)
The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 113 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Brest Bretagne airport (BES) (213 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 165 km to the east.
Airports
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 113 kmnortheast
- Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 213 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 228 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Plymouth Population: 260.2K 165 kmeast
- Brest Population: 144.9K 215 kmsoutheast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 220 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 255 kmnortheast
- Cork Population: 224K 269 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kittern Hill (Gugh)
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 84 natural sites, 88 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km80 places
- Mount Todden Mountain 5 kmNE
- Gweal Island 7 kmN
- Round Island Lighthouse Landmark 9 kmN
- Western Rocks Island 6 kmSW
25–60 km29 places
- Merry Maidens Historic site 57 kmE
- Mên-an-Tol Historic site 60 kmNE
- Wolf Rock Lighthouse Landmark 38 kmE
- Cape Cornwall Natural site 52 kmNE
60–100 km95 places
- Rosemullion Head Natural site 94 kmE
- Lizard Lighthouse Landmark 82 kmE
- Perranporth Beach Beach 98 kmNE
- Carn Brea Mountain 86 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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St Agnes Village, St. Agnes1 km SW
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Hugh Town Village, St. Mary's2.5 km NE
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Middle Town Neighbourhood, St. Agnes0.9 km SW
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St Mary's Village, St. Mary's3.6 km NE
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Isles of Scilly Village, St. Mary's4 km NE
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Old Town Village, St. Mary's3.1 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gugh Island, St. Agnes0.3 km S
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Burnt Island Island, St. Agnes1.5 km W
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Higher Town Hill (St Agnes) Island, St. Agnes0.6 km SW
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Saint Agnes Island, St. Agnes0.7 km SW
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Wingletang Bay Natural site, St. Agnes1.3 km S
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Tins Walbert Island, St. Agnes1.6 km W
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The Garrison Mountain, St. Mary's1.8 km NE
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St. Agnes Lighthouse Landmark, St. Agnes1 km SW
Sources & licences
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