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General information - Location

CountrySpain
Location in countryCenter
Location in EuropeSouth Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -0.5129,Lat: 39.851 marker
Elevation447 meter above sea level
Local time16:43:19pm
Name province/regionComunitat Valenciana
Name SubregionCastellón/Castelló
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityAltura

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Segorbe2.1 km EastSouthEast
2 Navajas2.7 km NorthNorthEast
3 Peñalva3.3 km EastNorthEast
4 Geldo4.2 km EastSouthEast
5 Castellnovo4.8 km East

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 MadridSpain279 km WestNorthWest
2 Andorra   Andorra339 km NorthEast
3 Gibraltar   Gibraltar586 km SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Balearic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 31 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Jucar coastal: Turia, Millars, part of the larger catchment area Jucar. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse del Regajo (0.6 km2 at a height of around 406 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.4 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 316.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 443 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 73%, low mountains: 27%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (at a distance of 173 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Valencia Airport (at a distance of 40 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   6.8 km2 
 8.7% 
 Nature   19.6 km2 
 25% 
 Agriculture   47.8 km2 
 60.8% 
 Urban area   3.3 km2 
 4.1% 
 Infrastructure   0.8 km2 
 1% 
 Water - Lakes   0.3 km2 
 0.4% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Altura in country Spain


Altura at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 La Lonja de la Seda de ValenciaSpain43 km South
2 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian PeninsulaSpain45 km West
3 Mudejar Architecture of AragonSpain75 km NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Curs mitjà del riu PalànciaES1.4 km EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Altura

Type of weather in Alturascattered clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 6.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: South East
Air pressure: 1014 mb
Humidity: 36 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :06:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :21:07 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Altura - ES (longitude: -0.5129, latitude: 39.851)
Distance weather station to place (direction Z): 0 Kilometers

17:00
21 degrees
1014 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
20:00
18 degrees
1016 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
23:00
15 degrees
1016 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
2:00
15 degrees
1015 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
5:00
17 degrees
1014 mbar
light rainweericoon
8:00
22 degrees
1014 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
11:00
26 degrees
1011 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
14:00
25 degrees
1009 mbar
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