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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.5528,Lat: 51.1705
Elevation	147 meter above sea level
Local time	13:32:39pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Somerset
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Mendip
Name	Croscombe and Pilton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cannard's Grave	1.2 km	East
2 West Compton	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
3 Shepton Mallet	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Pilton	2.3 km	West
5 Prestleigh	2.4 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	57 km	NorthWest
2 London	England	171 km	East
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	192 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 30 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named UK South West. The nearest bigger lake is Chew Valley Lake (4.4 km² at a distance of 17 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mendip Hills with a height of 305 meter (at a distance of 12.4 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 52.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 86%, hill: 13%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Heathrow Airport (at a distance of 149 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

74.3 km2

94.5%

Urban area

3.9 km2

4.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of East Compton in country England

East Compton at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	27 km	NorthEast
2 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	51 km	East
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Shepton Mallet

Type of weather in Shepton Mallet	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam