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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: -3.1274,Lat: 51.629
Elevation	141 meter above sea level
Local time	8:27:42am
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Caerffili#Caerphilly
Name	Crosskeys

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Crosskeys	1.2 km	South
2 Wattsville	2 km	SouthWest
3 Risca	3.4 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Machen	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Cwmfelinfach	3.5 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	15 km	SouthSouthWest
2 London	England	212 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	246 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Llandegfedd Reservoir (2.1 km² at a distance of 11.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 30.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 50%, hill: 50%, 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 132 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cardiff International Airport (at a distance of 30 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27 km2

34.3%

Nature

4.3 km2

5.5%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

33.6 km2

42.8%

Urban area

12.5 km2

16%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pontywaun in country Wales

Pontywaun 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	17 km	NorthNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	SouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	103 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Crosskeys

Type of weather in Crosskeys	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	15 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:04 Europe/Amsterdam