The Beacon
Located in Corton Denham, South Somerset District Coordinates: 51°00′32″ N 2°31′29″ W
- Elevation
- 196 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport44 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport54 km
About The Beacon
The Beacon is a mountain. Location: Corton Denham, South Somerset District. Elevation: 196 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Corton Hill Beacon and Parrock Hill.
Photos of The Beacon
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Sherborne Abbey The original uploader was Isis at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Sherborne Old Castle Pengannel · CC BY 2.0
Climate of The Beacon
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (85 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 59 | 61 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 85 |
How to get to The Beacon
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 44 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 42 km to the north.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 44 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 54 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 70 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bath Population: 101.6K 42 kmnorth
- Bristol Population: 479K 50 kmnorth
- Poole Population: 151.5K 50 kmsoutheast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 56 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 70 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Beacon
Within 100 km: 489 historic and cultural sites, 1,128 natural sites, 128 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km114 places
- Bathing Island Island 18 kmSE
- Fish's Island Island 18 kmSE
- Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 23 kmSE
- Glastonbury Tor Mountain 19 kmNW
25–60 km545 places
- Brownsea Island Island 53 kmSE
- Chesil Beach Beach 42 kmS
- Studland Beach Beach 56 kmSE
- Man O'War Beach Beach 47 kmSE
60–100 km1,086 places
- Isle of Wight Island 95 kmE
- Avon Beach Beach 64 kmSE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 99 kmSW
- Calshot Beach Beach 88 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Corton Denham Village, Corton Denham1 km S
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North Town Neighbourhood, Corton Denham0.3 km S
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Whitcombe Village, Corton Denham0.3 km NW
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Sigwells Village, Charlton Horethorne1.2 km E
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North Cadbury Village, North Cadbury3.8 km N
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Sutton Montis Village, South Cadbury1.4 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Corton Hill Beacon Mountain, Corton Denham<0.1 km E
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Parrock Hill Mountain, Corton Denham0.6 km NW
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Cadbury Castle Mountain, South Cadbury1.8 km N
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Holway Hill Mountain, Poyntington2.7 km S
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Cadbury Castle Historic site, South Cadbury1.8 km N
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Round Hill Mountain, Castleton4.4 km S
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Camel Hill Mountain, Queen Camel4.6 km NW
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Highmore's Hill Mountain, Milborne Port6.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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