Village

Sandwood

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°31′00″ N 5°04′00″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 91 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports: SYY Stornoway Airport81 km; WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport115 km

About Sandwood

Sandwood is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 91 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Druim na Buainn and Loch Na Gainimh.

Photos of Sandwood

Eilean an Ròin Mòr michael hardman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Am Balg Peter Moore · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Sandwood

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month: August (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (155 mm)
Driest month: May (61 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

9° 3°

12° 5°

14° 8°

15° 10°

16° 10°

14° 8°

12° 6°

9° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

128

Feb

Mar

107

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

103

Sep

135

Oct

146

Nov

155

Dec

135

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 Sandwood
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	9°	12°	14°	15°	16°	14°	12°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	128	86	107	70	61	78	87	103	135	146	155	135

How to get to Sandwood

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 81 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 233 km to the southeast.

Airports

Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 81 kmsouthwest
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 115 kmeast
Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 124 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 260 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 299 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 307 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sandwood

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 1,767 natural sites, 583 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km306 places

Eilean Dubh Island 24 kmS
Whale Islet Island 10 kmSW
Eilean Hoan Island 23 kmE
Handa Island Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km743 places

Eilean a' Char Island 60 kmS
Tanera More Island 60 kmS
Soyea Island Island 44 kmS
Eilean nan Ron Island 43 kmE

60–100 km1,320 places

Clett Island 89 kmE
Tannaraidh Island 90 kmSW
Tabhaigh Mor Island 89 kmSW
Crois Eilean Island 92 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Druim na Buainn Mountain, Highland
1.4 km N
Loch Na Gainimh Lake, Highland
1.7 km SW
Strath Shinary Natural site, Highland
4.3 km SE
Am Buachaille Mountain, Scotland
2.8 km NW
Cnoc Poll a' Mhurain Mountain, Highland
2.4 km SW
Am Bhuachaille Island, Highland
2.7 km NW