- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport11 km
- EOI Eday Airport27 km
About Sandside Bay
Sandside Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Stack of Mustack and Roana Bay.
Photos of Sandside Bay
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Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Copinsay Lighthouse Dave Simpson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sandside Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 123 | 114 |
How to get to Sandside Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 204 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 11 kmwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 27 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 59 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 204 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 335 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 356 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sandside Bay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 569 natural sites, 222 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km202 places
- Shapinsay Island 15 kmNW
- Wyre Island 23 kmNW
- Auskerry Island 12 kmNE
- Gairsay Island 21 kmNW
25–60 km394 places
- Hoy Island 35 kmW
- Rousay Island 30 kmNW
- Eday Island 26 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 46 kmN
60–100 km233 places
- Clett Island 60 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 86 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 85 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 90 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Steinflett Village, Orkney Islands1.5 km SW
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Deerness Village, Orkney Islands3.9 km SW
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Upper Sanday Village, Orkney Islands6.7 km SW
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Toab Village, Orkney Islands7 km SW
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands14 km W -
Foubister Village, Orkney Islands7.9 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stack of Mustack Island, Orkney Islands0.5 km NE
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Roana Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Mull Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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The Ward Mountain, Orkney Islands2 km W
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Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Den Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Brough of Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.1 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.5 km NW -
Bay of Suckquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km W
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Hangie Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km NW
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Taracliff Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km SW
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Saint Peters Pool Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km SW
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Newark Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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