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Merthyr Mawr

General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.6087,Lat: 51.4859
Elevation	38 meter above sea level
Local time	14:58:03pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr#Bridgend
Name	Bryntirion, laleston and Merthyr Mawr

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ogmore	0.8 km	South
2 Laleston	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Tythegston	2.8 km	NorthWest
4 Corntown	2.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Ogmore-By-Sea	3.1 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	30 km	East
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	239 km	South
3 London	England	244 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%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merthyr Mawr in country Wales

Merthyr Mawr 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	48 km	EastNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	88 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	97 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merthyr Mawr

Type of weather in Merthyr Mawr	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:58 Europe/Amsterdam