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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.7855,Lat: 51.5728
Elevation	125 meter above sea level
Local time	1:44:38am
Name province/region (Country)	England
Wiki-website Subregion (Unitary Authority)	Swindon
Name	Gorse Hill and Pinehurst
Other place with same name 1	Swindon England - Staffordshire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Blunsdon St Andrew	3.9 km	North
2 Broad Blunsdon	4 km	North
3 South Marston	4.8 km	EastNorthEast
4 Stanton Fitzwarren	5.2 km	NorthEast
5 Wroughton	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	97 km	West
2 London	England	120 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	242 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 61 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Thames. The nearest bigger lake is Chew Valley Lake (4.4 km² at a distance of 62.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 61.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 86 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Heathrow Airport (at a distance of 92 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.5%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

24.7 km2

31.5%

Urban area

46.7 km2

59.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Swindon in country England

Swindon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Blenheim Palace	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	42 km	NorthEast
2 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	44 km	SouthSouthWest
3 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	45 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Swindon
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Swindon

Type of weather in Swindon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	09:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:58 Europe/Amsterdam