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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: -3.4799,Lat: 51.6716
Elevation	312 meter above sea level
Local time	23:43:37pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Rhondda, Cynon, Taf#Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Name	Maerdy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ferndale	1.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Treorchy	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Rhondda	3 km	South
4 Penrhys	4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Treherbert	4.1 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	28 km	SouthEast
2 London	England	237 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	256 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 23 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pontsticill Reservoir (1.2 km² at a distance of 16.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pen y Fan with a height of 886 meter (at a distance of 23 km and direction NorthNorthEast).One of the mountains in Brecon Beacons The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 43.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 14%, hill: 84%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 147 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.9 km2

26.6%

Nature

38.1 km2

48.5%

Wet nature

1.6 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

6.5 km2

8.3%

Urban area

11.4 km2

14.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Maerdy in country Wales

Maerdy 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	29 km	EastNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	84 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	113 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Maerdy

Type of weather in Maerdy	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:43 Europe/Amsterdam