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General information - Location

Country	England
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.0707,Lat: 50.8075
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	4:23:24am
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	City of Portsmouth
Name	Fratton

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gosport	5.7 km	West
2 Stoke	6.6 km	East
3 South Hayling	6.8 km	EastSouthEast
4 Purbrook	7.1 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Southwick	7.8 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	88 km	EastNorthEast
2 Cardiff	Wales	166 km	NorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	184 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Portsmouth lies at the English Channel (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named South East. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Ardingly Reservoir (0.8 km² at a distance of 72.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 144.9 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 203 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 94%, low location: 6%, The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 72 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Southampton Airport (at a distance of 26 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

9.2 km2

18.3%

Agriculture

3 km2

6.1%

Urban area

31.2 km2

62.6%

Infrastructure

3.7 km2

7.4%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Portsmouth in country England

Portsmouth at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	67 km	NorthWest
2 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	93 km	NorthEast
3 Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	101 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Portsmouth

Type of weather in Portsmouth	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam