Pye Sand
Pye Sand is a bank in England, United Kingdom. Pye Sand is situated nearby to the locality The Naze, as well as near the village Little Oakley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include John Weston Nature Reserve and Dovercourt High Light.
John Weston Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
John Weston Nature Reserve is a 3.6-hectare nature reserve north of Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. This site is named after its former warden, who died in 1984. John Weston Nature Reserve is situated 2 miles southeast of Pye Sand.
Dovercourt High Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovercourt High Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 2 miles north of Pye Sand.
Dovercourt Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovercourt Low Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 2 miles north of Pye Sand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Naze and Little Oakley.
The Naze
Locality
Photo: Jynto, Public domain.
The Naze is a headland on the east coast of England. It is on the coast of Essex just north of Blackwater and projects into the North Sea. This area is south of the double estuary of the River Stour and River Orwell at Harwich and just north of the town of Walton-on-the-Naze. The Naze is situated 2 miles south of Pye Sand.
Little Oakley
Village
Little Oakley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, on the western outskirts of Harwich. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,195. Little Oakley is situated 2 miles northwest of Pye Sand.
Dovercourt
Town
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovercourt is an area of Harwich in the Tendring district of Essex, England. Dovercourt has been administered as part of Harwich since at least the 17th century and forms part of the Harwich built up area. Dovercourt is situated 2½ miles north of Pye Sand.
Pye Sand
- Type: Bank
- Category: body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.9° or 51° 54′ northLongitude
1.26667° or 1° 16′ eastOpen location code
9F33W728+2MGeoNames ID
2639826
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