Dundon Beacon
Located in Compton Dundon, South Somerset District Coordinates: 51°05′06″ N 2°44′10″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 83 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport33 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport55 km
About Dundon Beacon
Dundon Beacon is a historic site. Location: Compton Dundon, South Somerset District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Dundon Hill and Lollover Hill.
Photos of Dundon Beacon
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Glastonbury Abbey Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Dundon Beacon
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 78 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (88 mm)
- Driest month
- April (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) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 53 | 60 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 78 | 88 |
How to get to Dundon Beacon
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 33 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 42 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 33 kmnorth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 55 kmnorthwest
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 62 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bath Population: 101.6K 42 kmnortheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 42 kmnorth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 54 kmnorthwest
- Newport Population: 161.5K 59 kmnorth
- Poole Population: 151.5K 67 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dundon Beacon
Within 100 km: 543 historic and cultural sites, 1,289 natural sites, 144 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km108 places
- Fenning Island Island 25 kmNW
- Cheddar Reservoir Lake 22 kmN
- Glastonbury Tor Mountain 7 kmN
- Cranmore Hill Mountain 23 kmNE
25–60 km625 places
- Chesil Beach Beach 52 kmS
- Charmouth Beach Beach 41 kmS
- Kilve Beach Beach 36 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 39 kmNW
60–100 km1,243 places
- Brownsea Island Island 69 kmSE
- Avon Beach Beach 81 kmSE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 95 kmSW
- Studland Beach Beach 73 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dundon Hill Mountain, Compton Dundon<0.1 km NW
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Lollover Hill Mountain, Compton Dundon1.2 km W
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Gilling Down Mountain, Compton Dundon1.5 km E
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Castley Hill Mountain, Compton Dundon2.1 km SE
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Glastonbury Abbey Attraction, Glastonbury7 km N
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Chalice Well Attraction, Glastonbury6.8 km N
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South Hill Mountain, Long Sutton5.1 km S
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Wells Cathedral Attraction, Wells15 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Dundon Village, Compton Dundon0.6 km NW
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Compton Dundon Village, Compton Dundon1 km NE
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Street Town, Street4.4 km N
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Littleton Village, Compton Dundon1.7 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources