- Elevation
- 792 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport59 km
- ABZ Aberdeen International Airport70 km
About Sandy Loch
Sandy Loch is a lake. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 792 m. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Lochnagar and Lochan Na Feadaige.
Photos of Sandy Loch
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Tolmount Gwen and James Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lochnagar Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Broad Cairn Gwen and James Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cairn Bannoch David Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Tom Buidhe Gwen and James Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sandy Loch
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 144 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (175 mm)
- Driest month
- June (80 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° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 175 | 114 | 126 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 80 | 95 | 123 | 156 | 144 | 145 |
How to get to Sandy Loch
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (70 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 58 km to the south.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 59 kmsouth
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 70 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 80 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 58 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 74 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 113 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 137 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 244 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sandy Loch
Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 3,128 natural sites, 575 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km474 places
- Loch Wharral Lake 18 kmSE
- Loch Vrotachan Lake 13 kmSW
- Loch Tilt Lake 25 kmW
- Shechernich Loch Lake 21 kmS
25–60 km1,365 places
- Eilean nan Ubh Island 59 kmSW
- Eilean na Cluanaich Island 52 kmW
- Island of Clunie Island 44 kmS
- Heathery Isle Island 59 kmN
60–100 km1,963 places
- Balbithan Island Island 65 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 67 kmN
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 84 kmN
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 87 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Invergelder Village, Aberdeenshire6 km N
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Inver Village, Aberdeenshire6.1 km N
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Spittal of Glenmuick Village, Aberdeenshire8.1 km E
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Carnaquheen Village, Aberdeenshire8.2 km N
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Easter Balmoral Village, Aberdeenshire8.5 km NE
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Newbigging Village, Aberdeenshire8.6 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lochnagar Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.7 km E
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Lochan Na Feadaige Lake, Aberdeenshire0.8 km S
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Meall an Tionail Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.3 km N
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Loch nan Eun Lake, Aberdeenshire1.1 km S
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Meall Coire na Saobhaidhe Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.7 km NE
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Cac Carn Mor Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.9 km SE
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Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.9 km S
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Carn an t-Sagairt Beag Mountain, Aberdeenshire2 km SW
Sources & licences
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