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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.4052,Lat: 39.6381
Elevation	201 meter above sea level
Local time	18:24:26pm
Name province/region	Extremadura
Name Subregion	Cáceres
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Herrera de Alcántara

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Malpica	4.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Cedillo	8.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Montalvão	11.5 km	West
4 Santiago de Alcántara	14.5 km	EastSouthEast
5 Alfrivida	14.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	179 km	WestSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	329 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	430 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 136 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Portugal.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 do Poio (1.7 km² at a height of around 274 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.4 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 12%, hill: 88%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 175 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.1 km2

42.2%

Nature

37.7 km2

47.9%

Agriculture

5.4 km2

6.8%

Urban area

0.1 km2

0.1%

Water - Lakes

2.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Herrera de Alcántara in country Spain

Herrera de Alcántara at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	87 km	South
2 Convent of Christ in Tomar	Portugal	87 km	West
3 Old Town of Cáceres	Spain	91 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cedillo y Río Tajo Internacional	ES	0.3 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Herrera de Alcántara

Type of weather in Herrera de Alcántara	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	28 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	24 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	07:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:34 Europe/Amsterdam