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Natural site

Sandend Bay

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°41′00″ N 2°44′00″ W

Map showing the location of Sandend Bay Sandend Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Portsoy
2.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport63 km
INV Inverness Airport80 km

About Sandend Bay

Sandend Bay is a natural site. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Arnbath Hill and Durn Hill.

Climate of Sandend Bay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (68 mm)
Driest month
April (44 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 Sandend Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°10°14°16°18°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)614651444752556267676858

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Sandend Bay

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 63 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 71 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 63 kmsoutheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 80 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 89 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 136 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 195 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 223 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 310 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sandend Bay

Within 100 km: 65 historic and cultural sites, 1,574 natural sites, 327 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km105 places

  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 3 kmW
  • Logg Island Island 20 kmS
  • Scury Islands Island 13 kmE
  • Hospital Island Island 12 kmE

25–60 km456 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 55 kmSE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 31 kmSW
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 33 kmW
  • Island of Dundurcas Island 31 kmSW

60–100 km1,405 places

  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 61 kmSE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 71 kmSE
  • Keith Inch Island 61 kmE
  • Eilean nan Faoileag Island 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Portsoy Village, Aberdeenshire
    2.6 km E
  • Sandend Village, Aberdeenshire
    1 km W
  • Fordyce Village, Aberdeenshire
    2.5 km S
  • Cullen Village, Moray
    5.1 km W
  • Seatown Neighbourhood, Aberdeenshire
    2.8 km E
  • Portknockie Village, Moray
    7.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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