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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.6907,Lat: 39.1085
Elevation	271 meter above sea level
Local time	15:34:09pm
Name province/region	Extremadura
Name Subregion	Badajoz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Roca de la Sierra, La

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Puebla de Obando	9.2 km	NorthEast
2 Cortijo del Guarda de la Peralta	12.3 km	WestSouthWest
3 Villar del Rey	14 km	WestNorthWest
4 La Nava de Santiago	17 km	EastSouthEast
5 Cortijo del Barbancillo	17.5 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	216 km	West
2 Madrid	Spain	295 km	EastNorthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	350 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 186 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Portugal.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Guadiana main - Lower - Ardilla, part of the larger catchment area Guadiana. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de la Peña del Águila (11.2 km² at a height of around 386 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 23.9 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 34 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 215 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Badajoz Airport (at a distance of 26 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.3 km2

48.7%

Nature

21.5 km2

27.3%

Agriculture

18.4 km2

23.4%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Roca de la Sierra in country Spain

La Roca de la Sierra at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	38 km	SouthEast
2 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	48 km	WestSouthWest
3 Old Town of Cáceres	Spain	49 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sierra de San Pedro	ES	7.6 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Roca de la Sierra

Type of weather in La Roca de la Sierra	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	29 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	26 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	14 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	07:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam