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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.6444,Lat: 38.909
Elevation	57 meter above sea level
Local time	0:48:02am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Santarém
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Coruche
Name	Biscainho

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Foros da Charneca	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Foros de Almada	4.8 km	WestSouthWest
3 Zambujeiro	7.6 km	WestSouthWest
4 Fajarda	7.8 km	NorthEast
5 Várzea Fresca	7.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	47 km	West
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	428 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	456 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 29 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo coastal: Sorraia, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Magos (0.9 km² at a height of around 15 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 122.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 172 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Ribatejo

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 45 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

43.3 km2

55.2%

Nature

5.3 km2

6.7%

Agriculture

28.9 km2

36.7%

Viticulture

0.6 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Biscainho in country Portugal

Biscainho at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	55 km	WestSouthWest
2 Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)	Portugal	59 km	WestNorthWest
3 Cultural Landscape of Sintra	Portugal	68 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Estuário do Tejo	PT	11 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Biscainho

Type of weather in Biscainho	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	14 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	07:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam