Village

Compass

Located in North Petherton, Sedgemoor District Coordinates: 51°05′56″ N 3°00′10″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 32 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport37 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport41 km

About Compass

Compass is a village. Location: North Petherton, Sedgemoor District. Elevation: 32 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Bridgwater Castle and River Cary.

Photos of Compass

Chisley Mount Rodw · CC0
Enmore Castle William Watts · Public domain
Bridgwater Castle John Chubb · Public domain

Climate of Compass

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (104 mm)
Driest month: April (56 mm)

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16° 7°

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Jan

101

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

102

Dec

104

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 Compass
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	15°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	2°	4°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	101	74	75	56	59	63	64	77	84	95	102	104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Compass

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 37 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 44 km to the north.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 37 kmnortheast
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 41 kmnorthwest
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 50 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Cardiff Population: 372.1K 44 kmnorth
Bristol Population: 479K 49 kmnortheast
Bath Population: 101.6K 54 kmnortheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 54 kmnorth
Exeter Population: 130.7K 56 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Compass

Within 100 km: 568 historic and cultural sites, 1,421 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km98 places

Kilve Beach Beach 19 kmNW
Stert Island Island 15 kmN
Fenning Island Island 13 kmN
Cheddar Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE

25–60 km734 places

Charmouth Beach Beach 41 kmS
Steep Holm Island 28 kmN
Flat Holm Island 32 kmN
Barry Island Island 38 kmNW

60–100 km1,313 places

Brownsea Island Island 86 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 98 kmSE
Goodrington Sands Beach 86 kmSW
Chesil Beach Beach 60 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bridgwater Castle Historic site, Bridgwater
3.3 km N
River Cary River, Somerset
7 km N
River Tone River, Somerset
7 km SE
Enmore Castle Historic site, Enmore
6.1 km W
Burrow Mump Historic site, Burrowbridge
6.9 km SE
Chisley Mount Historic site, Puriton
7.7 km N