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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: -3.5219,Lat: 50.4582
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	21:26:48pm
Name province/region	England
Name Subregion	Torbay
Name	Wellswood

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Paignton	4.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Daccombe	5.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Marldon	5.4 km	West
4 Compton	5.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 North Whilborough	6 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	119 km	NorthNorthEast
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	133 km	SouthSouthEast
3 St Helier	Jersey	173 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Torquay lies at the English Channel (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named UK South West. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Roadford Lake (2.9 km² at a distance of 56 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 144.6 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 202 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Heathrow Airport (at a distance of 242 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Exeter International Airport (at a distance of 32 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.9 km2

8.4%

Nature

0.7 km2

Agriculture

6.5 km2

19%

Urban area

23.1 km2

67.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torquay in country England

Torquay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	47 km	EastNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	131 km	NorthEast
3 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	137 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Torquay

Type of weather in Torquay	few clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam