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Merthyr Mawr

General information - Location

CountryWales
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country South
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -3.6087,Lat: 51.4859 marker
Elevation38 meter above sea level
Local time22:05:36pm
Name province/region (Country)Wales
Wiki-website Subregion (Unitary Authority)Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr#Bridgend
Name Bryntirion, laleston and Merthyr Mawr

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Ogmore0.8 km South
2 Laleston2.3 km NorthNorthWest
3 Tythegston2.8 km NorthWest
4 Corntown2.9 km EastSouthEast
5 Ogmore-By-Sea3.1 km SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Cardiff Wales30 km East
2 St. Peter Port   Guernsey239 km South
3 London   England244 km EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthWest).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 38.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 64.1 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 90 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 95%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 167 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   1.6 km2 
 2.3% 
 Wet nature   2.2 km2 
 3.1% 
 Agriculture   44.9 km2 
 63.3% 
 Urban area   14.7 km2 
 20.7% 
 Rock-Sand   3.6 km2 
 5.1% 

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Location of Merthyr Mawr in country Wales


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Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Blaenavon Industrial LandscapeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland48 km EastNorthEast
2 City of BathUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland88 km EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon CoastUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland97 km SouthSouthEast


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