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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: -3.6962,Lat: 51.4838
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	9:59:05am
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr#Bridgend
Name	Porthcawl East Central

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 South Cornelly	2.9 km	North
2 Tythegston	3.7 km	East
3 North Cornelly	4.1 km	North
4 Kenfig	4.2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Mawdlam	4.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	36 km	East
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	241 km	South
3 London	England	250 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

Porthcawl 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	53 km	EastNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	94 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	100 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Porthcawl
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Porthcawl

Type of weather in Porthcawl	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	15 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:05 Europe/Amsterdam