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General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.0483,Lat: 51.6698
Elevation	43 meter above sea level
Local time	15:50:12pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Abertawe#Swansea
Name	Gorseinon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Grovesend	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Penllergaer	2.8 km	East
3 Pontlliw	3.1 km	EastNorthEast
4 Gowerton	3.4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Bryn	3.8 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	63 km	EastSouthEast
2 Dublin	Ireland	239 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	270 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Celtic Sea is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Wales. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Usk Reservoir (1.4 km² at a distance of 36.7 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 75.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 106 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 20%, low location: 80%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 180 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.3 km2

5.5%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.6%

Wet nature

11.8 km2

15.1%

Agriculture

43.4 km2

55.5%

Urban area

16.4 km2

21%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gorseinon in country Wales

Gorseinon 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	67 km	East
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	121 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	131 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gorseinon

Type of weather in Gorseinon	broken clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:06 Europe/Amsterdam