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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.6369,Lat: 41.5004
Elevation	142 meter above sea level
Local time	17:00:39pm
Name province/region (Continente)	Continente
Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito)	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Carvalhal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Monte de Cima	0.7 km	North
2 Rio de Moinhos	0.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Aldeia	1 km	South
4 Presa	1.1 km	EastNorthEast
5 Monte de Baixo	1.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	310 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	437 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	663 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Caniçada (7.5 km² at a height of around 161 meter above sea level) at a distance of 37.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 45.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 64 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 93%, hill: 6%, 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.

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

Name
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 28 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.2 km2

35.9%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

34.3 km2

43.6%

Viticulture

0.8 km2

Urban area

10.8 km2

13.7%

Infrastructure

1.2 km2

1.5%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pontegãos in country Portugal

Pontegãos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	22 km	East
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	30 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	40 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	11 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Penedos

Type of weather in Penedos	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	08:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:10 Europe/Amsterdam