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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: -2.642,Lat: 50.7967
Elevation	154 meter above sea level
Local time	19:34:01pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Dorset
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	West Dorset
Name	Maiden Newton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hooke	1.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lower Kingcombe	1.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Toller Porcorum	2.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Rampisham	2.9 km	NorthEast
5 Wraxall	3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	87 km	NorthNorthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	150 km	South
3 St Helier	Jersey	182 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named UK South West. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Cheddar Reservoir (0.7 km² at a distance of 54.4 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 94 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 132 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 86%, hill: 14%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Dorset

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Heathrow Airport (at a distance of 170 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.2 km2

6.6%

Agriculture

73.3 km2

93.3%

Urban area

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Higher Kingcombe in country England

Higher Kingcombe at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	27 km	WestSouthWest
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	68 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	71 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at West Dorset District

Type of weather in West Dorset District	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam