Porthcurno
in Cornwall of England, United Kingdom
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Land's End Airport (4 mi) - St. Mary's Airport (30 mi)
- Newquay Cornwall Airport (40 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (73 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (110 mi)
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Brest Bretagne Airport (124 mi) - Haverfordwest Airport (127 mi)
- Swansea Airport (128 mi)
- Morlaix-Ploujean Airport (130 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (138 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.049 and -5.658 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 2' 54" and W -5° 39' 27"
- 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: 06:42 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:38 am and 4:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Porthcurno
Porthcurno in Cornwall (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 262 mi (or 421 km) south-west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Porthcurno is now 06:42 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Porthcurno, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Land's End Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), North. 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 47 mi (or 75 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: St. Buryan, Sennen, Penzance, Germoe and Wendron. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Moderate rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Old Success Inn
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Sennen Beach from the Air
This was my second proper flight with the DJI Phantom 2 Vision plus. This is Sennen beach in West Cornwall on a sunny January morning. It also takes in a bit of Gwenver beach next door and...
Cornish storm 08.02.2014 Sennen Cove
surfs up!
Bass Fishing Sennen Cove with Roselands Caravan Park, St Just, Cornwall
Sennen Cove + Carn Towan garden
Inside Carn Towan
Longships lighthouse from Carn Towan
Big sea swell viewed from the lounge of Wolf Rock, Carn Towan, Sennen, West Cornwall.
Official End of the Road Show 2008 Trailer
To watch in high quality click on the link below http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiPHTR41v8o&feature=user&fmt=18 Come to The End of the Road Show in Cornwall at Sennen For more details go...
End of the Road Show Slideshow
Photos from 2007* To watch in high quality click on the link below http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eg-7SuQEno&fmt=18 Come to The End of the Road Show in Cornwall at Sennen from the 23rd...
FSX flight simulator- trying to find and land at St Just-Lands End. Ironic.
Lands end is a grass field surrounded by grass fields...mostly. looks pretty good from here though. In 1080p HD! Dont forget to set the quality setting or you will be looking at this in low rez!
Sennan Cove, Cornwall
Cliff top walk from Sennan Cove to Lands End, Cornwall. Beautiful scenery, the Minnack Theatre and fine weather.
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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.
Minack Theatre
The Minack Theatre is an open–air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea (minack from Cornish meynek means a stony or rocky place). The theatre is located at Porthcurno, 4 miles from Land's End in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The season runs, each year, from May to September and by 2012 some 80,000 people a year see a show, and more than 100,000 pay an entrance fee to look around the site.
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum
The Porthcurno Telegraph Museum is a museum located in the small coastal village of Porthcurno Cornwall, UK. Porthcurno was the point at which many submarine telegraph cables—transatlantic and to other locations—came ashore. The museum, which opened in May 1998, is housed in the former telegraph facility.
Polgigga
Polgigga (or Poljigga) is a hamlet in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the B3315 Land's End to Penzance road. Polgigga is eight miles west of Penzance and two miles east of Land's End. Nearby settlements include Trebehor, Trethewey and Bottoms. The village used to be home to to its own vinerie and a blacksmiths. Polgigga is now an almost entirely residential area.
Pedn Vounder
Pedn Vounder is a tidal beach on the south coast of the Penwith peninsula, Cornwall, UK. It is immediately to the west of the Logan Rock headland, below Treen Cliff. The name of this location is from the Cornish 'pedn' (head, end) and 'vounder' (lane). Signs on the cliff above the beach warn that swimming off the far side of the sand bar is dangerous due to strong currents. Access to the beach is either by boat, or on foot from the coastal path along the cliffs.
St Levan's Church, St Levan
St Levan's Church, St Levan is a parish church in the Church of England located in St Levan, Cornwall, UK. Until 1864 the church was a chapelry of the Royal Peculiar of the Deanery of St Buryan. It is now part of the united benefice of St Buryan and St Sennen.
Crean, Cornwall
Crean is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated three miles (5 km) east of Land's End.
Bottoms, Cornwall
Bottoms, Cornwall is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located within the civil parish of St Levan, 5 miles south-west of the town of Penzance. It contains St. Levan CP School, St Levan's community primary school.
Trethewey
Trethewey is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It forms part of St Levan civil parish. The village includes a Wesleyan chapel and schoolroom, built in 1868. Trethewey lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Porthcurno.
Porthcurno: Porthgwarra, Porthcurno (source)
Saint Levan: The Minack Theatre, Saint Levan (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Porthcurnow, Porthcurno, برثكورنو, 포츠쿠르노
