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General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.5675,Lat: 51.5066
Elevation	55 meter above sea level
Local time	17:12:06pm
Population	39000 (10th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr#Bridgend
Name	Brackla

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Coity	2 km	NorthEast
2 Pen-Y-Fai	2.6 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Corntown	2.7 km	South
4 Treoes	3.3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Merthyr Mawr	3.7 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	27 km	EastSouthEast
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	241 km	South
3 London	England	241 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 5 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Wales. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pontsticill Reservoir (1.2 km² at a distance of 35.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 60.5 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 85 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 163 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.6 km2

3.3%

Nature

5.7 km2

7.2%

Agriculture

44.2 km2

56.4%

Urban area

20.7 km2

26.4%

Rock-Sand

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bridgend in country Wales

Bridgend at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	45 km	EastNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	85 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	98 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Bridgend
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bridgend

Type of weather in Bridgend	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	15 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:51 Europe/Amsterdam