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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.7472,Lat: 40.1539
Elevation	802 meter above sea level
Local time	16:29:01pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Castelo Branco
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Covilhã
Name	Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis	1.6 km	SouthSouthEast
2 São Jorge da Beira	3.5 km	NorthWest
3 Casegas	4.8 km	EastNorthEast
4 Dornelas do Zêzere	5.3 km	South
5 Meãs	5.5 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	196 km	SouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	348 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	495 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 92 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo main Lower - Zezere, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Santa Luzia (2.4 km² at a height of around 655 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 57.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 22%, low mountains: 56%, moderate high mountains: 23%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Pinhal do Centro

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 146 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.7 km2

39.2%

Nature

42.6 km2

54.3%

Agriculture

3.1 km2

Urban area

1.3 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Barroca Grande in country Portugal

Barroca Grande at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia	Portugal	58 km	WestNorthWest
2 Convent of Christ in Tomar	Portugal	83 km	SouthWest
3 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	105 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Complexo do Açor	PT	4.8 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ourondo

Type of weather in Ourondo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	07:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:39 Europe/Amsterdam