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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.5742,Lat: 50.4328
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	6:34:30am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Torbay
Name	Clifton-with-Maidenway

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Blagdon	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Marldon	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Stoke Gabriel	4.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Torquay	4.7 km	EastNorthEast
5 Compton	4.7 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	122 km	NorthNorthEast
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	132 km	SouthSouthEast
3 St Helier	Jersey	173 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Paignton lies at the English Channel (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named UK South West. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Roadford Lake (2.9 km² at a distance of 54.2 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 148.7 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 208 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 95%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Heathrow Airport (at a distance of 247 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Exeter International Airport (at a distance of 35 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.4 km2

4.1%

Agriculture

34.2 km2

59.4%

Urban area

18.3 km2

31.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Paignton in country England

Paignton at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	51 km	EastNorthEast
2 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	133 km	West
3 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	136 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Paignton

Type of weather in Paignton	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:47 Europe/Amsterdam