West Buckland
Located in Taunton Deane District, Somerset Coordinates: 50°58′25″ N 3°11′18″ W
- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 8
- listed under West Buckland
- Airports
- EXT Exeter International Airport31 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport48 km
About West Buckland
West Buckland is a village. Location: Taunton Deane District, Somerset. Elevation: 59 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Black Down Hills and Wellington Hill.
Photos of West Buckland
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Black Down Hills Sealman · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Hemyock Castle don cload · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of West Buckland
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 117 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- December (119 mm)
- Driest month
- June (65 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) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 85 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 89 | 106 | 117 | 119 |
How to get to West Buckland
The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 31 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Cardiff International Airport (CWL) (48 km). The nearest large city is Exeter, 37 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 31 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 48 kmnorth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 56 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 37 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 56 kmnorth
- Bristol Population: 479K 68 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 70 kmnorth
- Bath Population: 101.6K 73 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from West Buckland
Within 100 km: 492 historic and cultural sites, 1,325 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km130 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 25 kmN
- Wimbleball Lake Lake 22 kmNW
- Staple Hill Mountain 8 kmSE
- Wills Neck Mountain 15 kmN
25–60 km633 places
- Chesil Beach Beach 58 kmSE
- Charmouth Beach Beach 34 kmSE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 59 kmSW
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 60 kmS
60–100 km1,220 places
- Brownsea Island Island 91 kmE
- Burgh Island Island 92 kmSW
- Goodrington Sands Beach 67 kmSW
- Saunton Sands Beach 74 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in West Buckland
8 placesCities & villages7
- Blackmoor · Village
- Ham · Village
- Hawkaller · Village
- Hockholler · Village
- Ruggin · Village
- Silver Street · Village
- West Buckland · Village
Mountains & nature1
- Buckland Hill · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Black Down Hills Mountain, Churchstanton4.7 km S
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Wellington Hill Mountain, Wellington Without4 km SW
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Hemyock Castle Historic site, Hemyock7.4 km SW
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Broomfield Breach Mountain, Sampford Arundel5.7 km SW
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Taunton Castle Historic site, Taunton Deane District7.6 km NE
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Castle Neroche Historic site, Curland11 km E
Sources & licences
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