Okehampton Range
Okehampton Range is a military training area in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. Okehampton Range is situated nearby to the military installation Field Telephone Connection, as well as near OP14 (ruins).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Willhays and Yes Tor.
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.
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. Yes Tor is situated 2 miles northwest of Okehampton Range.
Cranmere Pool
Pond
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cranmere Pool is a small depression within a peat bog in the northern half of Dartmoor, Devon, England, at grid reference SX604858. It lies 560 metres above sea level on the western flank of Hangingstone Hill, close to the source of the West Okement River, about 500 metres north west of the source of the East Dart River, and about the same distance west of the River Taw's source. Cranmere Pool is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Okehampton Range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rowtor Target Railway and Meldon.
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. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 2½ miles north of Okehampton Range.
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. Meldon is situated 3½ miles northwest of Okehampton Range.
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 4 miles northwest of Okehampton Range.
Okehampton Range
- Type: Military training area
- Category: military installation
- Location: Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66868° or 50° 40′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.99316° or 3° 59′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C2RM294+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 116456209OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=training_area
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