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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: -3.1247,Lat: 51.5801
Elevation	49 meter above sea level
Local time	14:34:30pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Caerffili#Caerphilly
Name	St. James

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lower Machen	1.2 km	NorthEast
2 Machen	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Rudry	2.5 km	West
4 Trethomas	3.3 km	NorthWest
5 Michaelston-Y-Fedw	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	9.6 km	SouthWest
2 London	England	211 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	241 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 9 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 15.2 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 31.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 89%, hill: 11%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. 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 136 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cardiff International Airport (at a distance of 25 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.6 km2

18.6%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

50.6 km2

64.4%

Urban area

10.4 km2

13.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Draethen in country Wales

Draethen 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	22 km	NorthNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	58 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	98 km	South

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Filming Location	IMDB Draethen
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Machen

Type of weather in Machen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam