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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.1526,Lat: 38.3945
Elevation	195 meter above sea level
Local time	5:40:49am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Évora
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Viana do Alentejo
Name	Alcáçovas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Torrão	12.7 km	SouthWest
2 Viana do Alentejo	14.9 km	SouthEast
3 Vila Nova da Baronia	15.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Escoural	16.3 km	North
5 Aguiar	16.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	94 km	NorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	356 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	443 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 44 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Sado and Mira. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Pego do Altar (9.8 km² at a height of around 51 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 71.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 100 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 74%, hill: 26%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Terras do Sado

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 97 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47.9 km2

61.1%

Nature

4.4 km2

5.6%

Agriculture

25.4 km2

32.3%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alcáçovas in country Portugal

Alcáçovas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	29 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	99 km	WestNorthWest
3 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	101 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cabrela	PT	1 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Torrão

Type of weather in Torrão	clear sky
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	13 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	07:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam