Okehampton Range
Okehampton Range is a military installation in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. Okehampton Range is situated nearby to the peak Longstone Hill, as well as near OP21 (ruins).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yes Tor and High Willhays.
Yes Tor
Peak
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, South West England, at 619 metres above sea level. It is one of only two wholly English peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other being nearby High Willhays—that are above 2,000 feet.
High Willhays
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Willhays, or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres above sea level, and the highest point in Southern England.
Meldon Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Tina Cordon, CC BY 3.0.
Meldon Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct crossing the West Okement River at Meldon, 2+1⁄2 miles south-west of Okehampton, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, South West England. Meldon Viaduct is situated 1 mile north of Okehampton Range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meldon and Rowtor Target Railway.
Meldon
Hamlet
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct.
Rowtor Target Railway
Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches.
Sourton
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sourton is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, England. It lies about 4 miles south-west of Okehampton. It is at the north-western extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales, and lies along the A386 road. Sourton is situated 2½ miles west of Okehampton Range.
Okehampton Range
Latitude
50.69834° or 50° 41′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.02483° or 4° 1′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C2QMXXG+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 1312922608OpenStreetMap feature
military=range_marker
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