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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.4535,Lat: 38.7448
Elevation	356 meter above sea level
Local time	9:47:06am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Évora
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vila Viçosa
Name	Bencatel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vila Viçosa	4.5 km	NorthEast
2 Pardais	5.3 km	SouthEast
3 Borba	6.6 km	North
4 Alandroal	7.5 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Nora	7.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	147 km	WestNorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	346 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	372 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 110 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Guadiana main - Lower - Ardilla, part of the larger catchment area Guadiana. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Luceféci (1.9 km² at a height of around 181 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.4 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 17.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Alentejo Central

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 147 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.8 km2

13.7%

Nature

6.8 km2

8.6%

Agriculture

46.3 km2

59%

Viticulture

4.7 km2

Urban area

2.4 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bencatel in country Portugal

Bencatel 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	29 km	EastNorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	44 km	WestSouthWest
3 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	99 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vila Fernando	PT	13 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bencatel

Type of weather in Bencatel	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.67 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	13 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	07:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:22 Europe/Amsterdam