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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.7818,Lat: 51.4827
Elevation	42 meter above sea level
Local time	3:18:14am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	North Somerset
Name	Portishead West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Weston In Gordano	2.1 km	SouthWest
2 Clapton in Gordano	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Sheepway	3.5 km	East
4 Portbury	4.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Stone-Edge Batch	4.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	28 km	WestNorthWest
2 London	England	187 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	227 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Portishead lies at the Bristol Channel (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake is Blagdon Lake (1.5 km² at a distance of 16.4 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 19.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 37%, low location: 63%, The hills are mainly southern 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 129 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bristol Airport (at a distance of 12 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.3 km2

12.1%

Wet nature

1.6 km2

3.7%

Agriculture

24.3 km2

56.1%

Urban area

9 km2

20.8%

Infrastructure

1.9 km2

4.4%

Rock-Sand

0.5 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Portishead in country England

Portishead at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	31 km	EastSouthEast
2 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	39 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	75 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portishead

Type of weather in Portishead	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam