Tied island in Dorset, England

Portland

258Sunny Days/yr
58°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 13k· Elev. 36 ftWikipedia

The Isle of Portland is a tied island, 6 kilometres (4 mi) long by 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) wide, in the English Channel. The southern tip, Portland Bill, lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England. A barrier beach called Chesil Beach joins Portland with mainland England. The A354 road passes down the Portland end of the beach and then over the Fleet Lagoon by bridge to the mainland. The population of Portland is 13,417.Wikipedia

Province / Region Context

EnglandCountry within the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land border with Scotland to the north and another land border with Wales to the west, and is surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west.Wikipedia

Country: United Kingdom
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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

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Livability

Walk Score
50
Internet
Country Broadband
41.4
subscriptions per 100 people
High Broadband Country
05

Climate

Sunshine
258
sunny days per year
71% of the year
Avg High Temp
58°F
annual average
Humidity
81%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
67/100
Good
Temp Swing
21°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
45"
inches per year
Snowfall
1"
inches per year
Air Quality
36
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population13k
Altitude36 ftabove sea level
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