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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: -3.3339,Lat: 51.6862
Elevation	206 meter above sea level
Local time	18:41:12pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Merthyr Tudful#Merthyr Tydfil
Name	Merthyr Vale

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aberfan	0.9 km	NorthWest
2 Bedlinog	2.6 km	NorthEast
3 Mountain Ash	3.2 km	West
4 Abercynon	3.6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Treharris	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	23 km	SouthSouthEast
2 London	England	227 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	255 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 26 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pontsticill Reservoir (1.2 km² at a distance of 12.5 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pen y Fan with a height of 886 meter (at a distance of 23.2 km and direction NorthNorthWest).One of the mountains in Brecon Beacons The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 34.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 49 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 32%, hill: 68%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 138 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.6 km2

22.3%

Nature

23.3 km2

29.7%

Agriculture

24.6 km2

31.3%

Urban area

12.1 km2

15.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merthyr Vale in country Wales

Merthyr Vale 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	20 km	EastNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	76 km	SouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	112 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Treharris

Type of weather in Treharris	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:46 Europe/Amsterdam