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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.7243,Lat: 52.857
Elevation	76 meter above sea level
Local time	4:21:53am
Name province/region (Country)	England
Wiki-website Subregion (Unitary Authority)	Shropshire
Name	Wem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aston	1.8 km	EastSouthEast
2 Paddolgreen	3.1 km	North
3 Edstaston	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Noneley	3.2 km	West
5 Sleap	3.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	154 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Douglas	Isle-of-man	186 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Dublin	Ireland	243 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 48 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Wales.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake is Llyn Efyrnwy (5.5 km² at a distance of 50.1 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 6.5 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.1 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 62 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

74.2 km2

94.6%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.7%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wem in country England

Wem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	27 km	NorthWest
2 Ironbridge Gorge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	31 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Jodrell Bank Observatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	51 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wem

Type of weather in Wem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	11.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	09:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:55 Europe/Amsterdam