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Long Island

Located in Corfe Castle, Purbeck District Coordinates: 50°41′30″ N 2°01′06″ W

Map showing the location of Long Island Long Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Poole
3.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BOH Bournemouth Airport16 km
SOU Southampton Airport55 km

About Long Island

Long Island is an island. Location: Corfe Castle, Purbeck District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Round Island and Brownsea Island.

Climate of Long Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 5° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (95 mm)
Driest month
July (41 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).

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Climate of Long Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°19°15°12°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)896563504953415367828495

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Long Island

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 16 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (91 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 3 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 16 kmnortheast
  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 55 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 91 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Poole Population: 151.5K 3 kmnortheast
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 10 kmeast
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 49 kmnortheast
  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 67 kmeast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 80 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Long Island

Within 100 km: 273 historic and cultural sites, 642 natural sites, 96 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km111 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 3 kmE
  • Avon Beach Beach 21 kmE
  • Studland Beach Beach 6 kmSE
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 20 kmSW

25–60 km334 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 52 kmE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 39 kmW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 52 kmE
  • Ventnor Beach Beach 58 kmE

60–100 km566 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 68 kmE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 62 kmW
  • Pagham Beach Beach 91 kmE
  • Bembridge Beach Beach 66 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Poole City, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
    3.5 km NE
  • Hamworthy Village, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
    3.1 km N
  • Arne Village, Arne
    1.6 km W
  • Pottery Pier Neighbourhood, Studland
    2.1 km E
  • Wareham Town, Wareham
    6.5 km W
  • Green Island Village, Corfe Castle
    2.2 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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