- Elevation
- 756 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- IOM Isle of Man Airport105 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport113 km
About Sand Hill
Sand Hill is a mountain. Location: Buttermere, Cumberland. Elevation: 756 m. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include Hopegill Head and Hobcarton Crag.
Photos of Sand Hill
-
High Stile Andrew Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Red Pike (Buttermere) Espresso Addict · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sand Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 167 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- December (176 mm)
- Driest month
- June (89 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 175 | 127 | 135 | 93 | 90 | 89 | 97 | 117 | 133 | 170 | 167 | 176 |
How to get to Sand Hill
The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 105 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 87 km to the south.
Airports
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 105 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 113 kmnortheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 119 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Blackpool Population: 145K 87 kmsouth
- Preston Population: 313.3K 98 kmsouth
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 106 kmsoutheast
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 110 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 114 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sand Hill
Within 100 km: 584 historic and cultural sites, 2,419 natural sites, 524 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km675 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 25 kmSW
- Little Isle Island 23 kmSE
- Heron Island Island 23 kmSE
- Cherry Holm Island 21 kmE
25–60 km1,063 places
- High Moor Mountain 42 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 47 kmS
- Powillimount Beach Beach 40 kmNW
- Tuft Rock Island 32 kmSE
60–100 km1,789 places
- British Isles Island 81 kmSW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 94 kmS
- Murrays Isles Island 68 kmNW
- Foulney Island Island 60 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
-
Braithwaite Village, Above Derwent4.8 km NE
-
Hopebeck Village, Buttermere3.2 km NW
-
Rannerdale Village, Buttermere3.9 km SW
-
Lorton Village, Cumberland3.4 km N
-
Above Derwent Village, Cumberland3.8 km E
-
Portinscale Village, Above Derwent6.5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hopegill Head Mountain, Buttermere0.4 km N
-
Hobcarton Crag Mountain, Lorton0.7 km E
-
Ladyside Pike Mountain, Buttermere0.9 km N
-
Force Crag Mountain, Above Derwent1 km SE
-
Eel Crag (Birkett) Mountain, Buttermere1.2 km S
-
Grisedale Pike Mountain, Lorton1.4 km NE
-
Crag Hill Mountain, Buttermere1.6 km S
-
Hobcarton End Mountain, Lorton1.8 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
-
High Stile Mountain, Buttermere7.3 km S
-
Grasmoor Mountain, Buttermere1.9 km SW
-
Sail Mountain, Buttermere1.9 km SE
-
Wandope Mountain, Buttermere2.1 km S
-
Dodd (Lorton) Mountain, Buttermere2.2 km NW
-
Whin Ben Mountain, Buttermere2.2 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: