- Elevation
- 65 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 4
- listed under Sandford Orcas
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport46 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport54 km
About Sandford Orcas
Sandford Orcas is a village. Location: West Dorset District, Dorset. Elevation: 65 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Holway Hill and Round Hill.
Photos of Sandford Orcas
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Sherborne Abbey The original uploader was Isis at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Sherborne Old Castle Pengannel · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Sandford Orcas
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (90 mm)
- Driest month
- July (52 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) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 66 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 90 |
How to get to Sandford Orcas
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 46 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 45 km to the north.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 46 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 54 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 68 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bath Population: 101.6K 45 kmnorth
- Poole Population: 151.5K 49 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 53 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 55 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 71 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sandford Orcas
Within 100 km: 480 historic and cultural sites, 1,125 natural sites, 125 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km109 places
- Bathing Island Island 17 kmE
- Fish's Island Island 17 kmSE
- Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 22 kmSE
- Glastonbury Tor Mountain 21 kmNW
25–60 km552 places
- Brownsea Island Island 52 kmSE
- Chesil Beach Beach 39 kmS
- Studland Beach Beach 55 kmSE
- Man O'War Beach Beach 44 kmSE
60–100 km1,069 places
- Isle of Wight Island 94 kmE
- Avon Beach Beach 63 kmSE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 96 kmSW
- Calshot Beach Beach 88 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Sandford Orcas
4 placesCities & villages4
- Higher Sandford · Village
- Holway · Village
- Sandford Orcas · Village
- Stafford's Green · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holway Hill Mountain, Poyntington1.2 km E
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Round Hill Mountain, Castleton1.5 km S
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Sherborne Abbey Attraction, Sherborne4.4 km S
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The Beacon Mountain, Corton Denham3 km N
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Corton Hill Beacon Mountain, Corton Denham3 km N
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Parrock Hill Mountain, Corton Denham3.4 km N
Sources & licences
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