Towan Head

Is a a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction in the country of United Kingdom.

Its center lies at a latitude of 50.41667 and longitude of -5.1and it has an elevation of 1 meters above sea level.

The prodominant languages spoken are cy-GB (Welsh) en-boont (English) en-GB (English) en-GB-oed (English) en-scouse (English) fr-GB (Fren and its currency is the Pound (GBP), currently exchanging at 1 British Pound Sterling = 1.00000 British Pound Sterling 1 British Pound Sterling = 1.51708 United States Dollar .

Sunrise commences: 04:30 and sunset is at 20:03, not taking into account daylight saving time (DST).

Seat of a second-order administrative division :

• Truro (17.7 km to travel)(22044)

St Agnes, Cornwall

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Bay : a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

• Watergate Bay (6.59 km to travel)
• Padstow Bay (21.03 km to travel)
• Newquay Bay (2.36 km to travel)
• Mawgan Porth (7.29 km to travel)
• Ligger Bay (7.3 km to travel)

Cornwall

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Point : a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape

• Trevose Head (15.95 km to travel)
• Pentire Point West (3 km to travel)
• Pentire Point East (2.36 km to travel)
• Pentire Point (22.3 km to travel)
• Penhale Point (5.13 km to travel)

Cornwall

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Cape : a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction

• Saint Agnes Head (14.6 km to travel)
• Park Head (10.4 km to travel)
• Nare Head (27.38 km to travel)
• Kelsey Head (4 km to travel)

Newquay sunset 2011

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Rocks : conspicuous, isolated rocky masses

• Quies Rocks (15.24 km to travel)
• Bawden Rocks (13.24 km to travel)
• The Whelps (27.38 km to travel)

lusty glaze beach, newquay

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Estate(s) : a large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities

• Pencalenick (17.7 km to travel)

Pentire Point & Rumps Point

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Rock : a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass

• The Mouls (23.89 km to travel)
• Gull Rock (21.9 km to travel)
• Gull Rock (27.97 km to travel)
• Gulland Rock (18.12 km to travel)
• Outer Gulland (20.17 km to travel)

Northernmost of the Bedruthan Steps

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Stream : a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land

• River Fal (21.37 km to travel)

Gull Rocks, Holywell

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Cliff(s) : a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area

• Bedruthan Steps (10.4 km to travel)

Newquay harbour early evening 2011

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Hill : a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m

• Carne Beacon (26.57 km to travel)

PORTH BEACH NEWQUAY 2010

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Shoal(s) : a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material

• Medusa Rock (4.72 km to travel)
• Diver Rock (15.01 km to travel)

Castle : a large fortified building or set of buildings

• Carn Brea Castle (23.93 km to travel)
• Cregou (19.34 km to travel)
• Ringarounds (25.67 km to travel)

Tower : a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter

• The Old Rectory (11.41 km to travel)
• Redruth Transmitting Station (25.01 km to travel)

Hospital : a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated

• Cambourne Redruth Community Hospital (23.22 km to travel)
• Lower Cardrew House (21.85 km to travel)
• Duchy Hospital The (16.54 km to travel)

Airport : a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo

• Saint Mawgan (7.87 km to travel)

Hotel : a building providing lodging and/or meals for the public

• Lamora House (14.78 km to travel)
• The Bay Hotel Newquay (0.81 km to travel)
• Esplanade Hotel (0.8 km to travel)
• Penventon Park Hotel (22.66 km to travel)
• Metropole Hotel (17.83 km to travel)

Railroad station : a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight

• Camborne Railway Station (26.88 km to travel)
• Newquay Railway Station (1.77 km to travel)
• Perranwell Railway Station (22.28 km to travel)
• Quintrell Downs Railway Station (5.24 km to travel)
• Redruth Railway Station (22.28 km to travel)

Third-order administrative division : a subdivision of a second-order administrative division

• Carn Brea (24.86 km to travel)
• Chacewater (18.64 km to travel)
• Kea (19.47 km to travel)
• Ladock (13.52 km to travel)
• Lanner (23.77 km to travel)