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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.6587,Lat: 39.1975
Elevation	291 meter above sea level
Local time	15:06:32pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Portalegre
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Alter do Chão
Name	Alter do Chão

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cabeço de Vide	9.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Crato	10.2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Seda	11.2 km	West
4 Flor da Rosa	11.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Aldeia da Mata	13.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	138 km	West
2 Madrid	Spain	366 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	398 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 116 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo coastal: Sorraia, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Alter (0.7 km² at a height of around 195 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 33.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 1%, hill: 99%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Alto Alentejo

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 135 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.2 km2

28.2%

Nature

5.4 km2

6.9%

Agriculture

49.2 km2

62.7%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alter do Chão in country Portugal

Alter do Chão at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	56 km	SouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	72 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Convent of Christ in Tomar	Portugal	80 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cabeção	PT	11 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Alter do Chão
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alter do Chão

Type of weather in Alter do Chão	clear sky
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	31 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	07:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam