Towan Cross
in Cornwall of England, United Kingdom
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Newquay Cornwall Airport (14 mi) - Land's End Airport (24 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (50 mi)
- St. Mary's Airport (54 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (85 mi)
- Swansea Airport (104 mi)
- Haverfordwest Airport (107 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (112 mi)
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Brest Bretagne Airport (132 mi) - Bristol International Airport (133 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Killiow Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.291 and -5.224 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 17' 28" and W -5° 13' 25"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:21 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:57 am and 8:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Explore Towan Cross
Towan Cross in Cornwall (England) is located in United Kingdom about 237 mi (or 382 km) west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Towan Cross is now 10:21 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Towan Cross, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Newquay Cornwall Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there is an option about 6 mi (or 10 km). away. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Redruth, St. Day, Chacewater, Perranarworthal and Wendron. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 92% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 20 km/h (13 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Penventon Park Hotel
Rosemundy House Hotel
Rose In Vale Country House
The Vyvyan Arms Hotel
Collins Arms
Videos from this area
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St. Agnes Steam Rally
The largest steam Rally in the west. Held annually in August nr St. Agnes. for more information on events, videos and visitor information visit http://www.visitCornwall.tv.
Chapel Porth Wheal Coats St Agnes Cornwall
A short walk from Chapel Porth along the Cornwall coast path to th Wheal Coates engine house. The section that shows the grid over the mine shaft illustrates the water vapour being driven...
RC FMS / Airfield 1400 P51D Mustang - hand launch, St Agnes Head Cornwall 01/11/11
just before sunset tonight, a few minutes flight with the Mustang - winds of approx 15mph - thanks to my wife for filming and sartorial comments ;)
Chapel Porth beach, near St Agnes in Cornwall
Chapel Porth beach on the north Cornwall coast on mid summer day.
Gliding at St Agnes 250808
Gliding at St Agnes 250808.
RC Eflite Hawker Sea Fury - St Agnes Head, Cornwall, 01/11/11
rather blustering conditions for this plane; it's a great little flyer in a steady wind but it sure gets blown around in gusts due to its light weight. Hopin...
Helena & Joel's Wedding
St Agnes Cornwall.
Blow Hole at Wheal Coates, Chapel Porth, Cornwall - Veho Kuzo 2 1080p
Chapel Porth (near St Agnes) North Coast of Cornwall, England. Just below the famous Wheal Coates mine (and a little to the East) is this powerful Blow Hole. At High tide, the caves below the...
Flying the Vector III in Cornwall 2012
This is at St. Agnes in Cornwall. Wind was very strong, up to 15m/sec, but it was off by some 30° from the slope. RCRCM Vector III, without ballast.
Cardigan Corgi at the beach
St Agnes, early morning run around. First time on sand. 7 1/2 months old.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Mount Hawke
Mount Hawke is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately seven miles (11 km) west-northwest of Truro, three miles (5 km) northeast of Redruth, and two miles (3 km) south of St Agnes. The village is in a former mining area in the administrative civil parish of St Agnes. It has a school, Mount Hawke Community Primary School, a post office and various shops.
RRH Portreath
RRH Portreath is a Remote Radar Head operated by the Royal Air Force. It is situated at Nancekuke Common on the clifftops to the north of Portreath beach and southwest of Porthtowan in Cornwall. Its radar (housed in a fibre glass or golf ball protective dome) provides long-range coverage of the south western approaches to the UK.
Scorrier
Scorrier is a village in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is about 2 miles northeast of the centre of Redruth and 3 miles south-east of the coast at Porthtowan, on the A30 road at the junction of the A3047 road that leads west to Camborne and the B3298 road south to Carharrack. The Plymouth to Penzance railway line passes through the village and between 1852 and 1964 it had its own station. Rodda's, the principal maker of clotted cream is based here.
Menagissey
Menagissey is a hamlet in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated half-a-mile south of Mount Hawke approximately three miles (5 km) north-northeast of Redruth in the civil parish of St Agnes. The settlement consists of cottages, bungalows and farms above a steep valley.
Cambrose
Cambrose is a hamlet east of Portreath in Cornwall, England, UK. Cambrose is the location of Sally's Bottom, a small valley running down to the coast.
Bawden Rocks
Bawden Rocks, also known as Cow and Calf or Man and His Man, are a pair of small islands approximately one mile north of St Agnes Head, off the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The larger of the two rocks stands around 80 feet above the high water mark. The rocks are popular with swimmers, divers, anglers and trawler fishermen, being home to a wide range of marine life.
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