Higher Sandford
Located in Sandford Orcas, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°58′47″ N 2°31′58″ W
- Elevation
- 72 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport47 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport54 km
About Higher Sandford
Higher Sandford is a village. Location: Sandford Orcas, West Dorset District. Elevation: 72 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Holway Hill and Round Hill.
Photos of Higher Sandford
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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 Higher Sandford
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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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 Higher Sandford
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 47 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 46 km to the north.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 47 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 54 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 68 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bath Population: 101.6K 46 kmnorth
- Poole Population: 151.5K 49 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 53 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 54 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 72 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Higher Sandford
Within 100 km: 476 historic and cultural sites, 1,122 natural sites, 125 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km110 places
- Bathing Island Island 17 kmE
- Fish's Island Island 17 kmE
- Hod Hill Mountain 25 kmE
- Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 21 kmSE
25–60 km553 places
- Brownsea Island Island 51 kmSE
- Chesil Beach Beach 39 kmS
- Studland Beach Beach 54 kmSE
- Man O'War Beach Beach 44 kmSE
60–100 km1,060 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.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holway Hill Mountain, Poyntington0.9 km NE
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Round Hill Mountain, Castleton1.1 km S
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Sherborne Abbey Attraction, Sherborne3.8 km S
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Sherborne Old Castle Historic site, Castleton4 km SE
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The Beacon Mountain, Corton Denham3.3 km N
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Corton Hill Beacon Mountain, Corton Denham3.3 km N
Sources & licences
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