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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: -3.0501,Lat: 51.6257
Elevation	77 meter above sea level
Local time	17:38:30pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Tor-faen#Torfaen
Name	Two Locks

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cwmbran	3.3 km	NorthEast
2 Rogerstone	3.6 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Risca	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Llanfrechfa	4.7 km	East
5 Rhiwderin	5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	17 km	SouthWest
2 London	England	207 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	245 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 8 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Llandegfedd Reservoir (2.1 km² at a distance of 8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 25.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 77%, hill: 22%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 128 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cardiff International Airport (at a distance of 33 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.8 km2

16.4%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

32.6 km2

41.4%

Urban area

27.7 km2

35.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Castell-Y-Bwch in country Wales

Castell-Y-Bwch 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	17 km	North
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	55 km	SouthEast
3 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	99 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Cwmbran Central

Type of weather in Cwmbran Central	broken clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.73 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:02 Europe/Amsterdam