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Porthcawl

General information - Location

CountryWales
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country South
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -3.6962,Lat: 51.4838 marker
Elevation11 meter above sea level
Local time23:09:51pm
Name province/region (Country)Wales
Wiki-website Subregion (Unitary Authority)Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr#Bridgend
Name Porthcawl East Central

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 South Cornelly2.9 km North
2 Tythegston3.7 km East
3 North Cornelly4.1 km North
4 Kenfig4.2 km NorthNorthWest
5 Mawdlam4.8 km NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Cardiff Wales36 km East
2 St. Peter Port   Guernsey241 km South
3 London   England250 km EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Porthcawl lies at the Bristol Channel (direction South).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 41.7 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 68.5 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 96 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 13%, low location: 87%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 172 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   0.3 km2 
 0.7% 
 Wet nature   3.7 km2 
 8.5% 
 Agriculture   21.7 km2 
 50.5% 
 Urban area   7.1 km2 
 16.4% 
 Rock-Sand   5.5 km2 
 12.9% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Porthcawl 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 Ireland53 km EastNorthEast
2 City of BathUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland94 km EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon CoastUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland100 km SouthSouthEast


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