Compass Point
Compass Point is a cliff in Bude–Stratton, Cornwall, England. Compass Point is situated nearby to the beach Compass Cove, as well as near Summerleaze Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Compass Point Storm Tower and Bude Sea Pool.
Compass Point Storm Tower
Tower
Photo: Robert Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Storm Tower at Compass Point, Bude–Stratton, Cornwall, England, is an octagonal lookout tower, modelled on the Tower of the Winds in Athens, Greece. Compass Point Storm Tower is situated 700 feet east of Compass Point.
Bude Sea Pool
Swimming pool
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY 2.0.
Bude Sea Pool is a partially man-made tidal swimming pool or lido in the rocks at Summerleaze Beach, Bude, Cornwall. Bude Sea Pool is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Compass Point.
The Castle Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Castle Heritage Centre is a museum, which is situated 2,100 feet east of Compass Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bude and Lynstone.
Bude
Photo: Matt Prosser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bude is a fishing village and holiday resort in North Cornwall on the coast at the mouth of the River Neet.
Lynstone
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lynstone is a hamlet near Bude in north Cornwall, England. At the 2011 census the population at the 2011 census was included in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton.
Poughill
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poughill is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bude-Stratton, in the Cornwall district, in north-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located one mile north of Bude. In 1931 the parish had a population of 413. Poughill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Compass Point.
Compass Point
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Bude–Stratton, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.82857° or 50° 49′ 43″ northLongitude
-4.55787° or 4° 33′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C2QRCHR+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 9660751042OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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