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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.5779,Lat: 40.2547
Elevation	683 meter above sea level
Local time	4:49:57am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Castelo Branco
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Covilhã
Name	Cortes do Meio

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Unhais da Serra	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Terra da Senhora	4.5 km	West
3 Lombinha	4.5 km	WestNorthWest
4 Tortozendo	4.9 km	SouthEast
5 Quinta do Sol	6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	214 km	SouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	332 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	498 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 100 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 Lagoa Comprida (1.2 km² at a height of around 1599 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 47.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 1%, low mountains: 57%, moderate high mountains: 37%, high mountains: 5%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Maciço Central

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

21.8 km2

27.7%

Nature

44.1 km2

56.1%

Agriculture

10.6 km2

13.5%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.1%

Rock-Sand

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cortes do Meio in country Portugal

Cortes do Meio 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	72 km	West
2 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde	Portugal,Spain	91 km	EastNorthEast
3 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	96 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Serra da Estrela	PT	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Unhais da Serra

Type of weather in Unhais da Serra	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	14 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	07:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam