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The timezone in Pointe du Heu is Europe/Paris
Morning Sunrise at 07:57 and Evening Sunset at 17:41. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 49.6667°, Longitude. -1.5333°

Weather near Pointe du Heu Last report from Cherbourg / Maupertus, 5.5km away

Weather Temperature: 11°C / 52°F
Wind: 11.5km/h East
Cloud: Solid Overcast at 1300ft

Satellite map of Pointe du Heu and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Pointe du Heu in Basse-Normandie, France

populated locality an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

shoal(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material.

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

Accommodation around Pointe du Heu

Hôtel Du Manoir 655 Avenue Des Prairies, Tourlaville

Hotel Premiere Classe Cherbourg - Tourlaville 382 Rue des Pommiers, Tourlaville

Balladins Cherbourg 12 rue Joliot Curie, Cherbourg

cove(s) a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.

section of populated place a neighborhood or part of a larger town or city.

reef(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material.

beach a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves.

fort a defensive structure or earthworks.

harbor(s) a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships.

marine channel that part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable.

breakwater a structure erected to break the force of waves at the entrance to a harbor or port.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

quarry(-ies) a surface mine where building stone or gravel and sand, etc. are extracted.

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

docking basin a part of a harbor where ships dock.

area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.

port a place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor.

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.

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.


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Airports close to Pointe du Heu

Maupertus(CER), Cherbourg, France (5.5km)
Jersey(JER), Jersey, England (79.1km)
Guernsey(GCI), Guernsey, Guernsey isld. (92km)
Carpiquet(CFR), Caen, France (108.3km)
Octeville(LEH), Le havre, France (133.3km)

Airfields or small strips close to Pointe du Heu

Granville, Granville, France (98.6km)
Couterne, Bagnole-de-l'orne, France (169.9km)
Boscombe down, Boscombe down, England (186.3km)
Dunsfold, Dunsfold, England (197.9km)
Pontivy, Pontivy, France (233.4km)