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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.4964,Lat: 41.5003
Elevation	160 meter above sea level
Local time	5:53:21am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Braga
Name	Ruilhe

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Novo	0.7 km	North
2 Ossada	0.9 km	East
3 Igreja	0.9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Bairro	1.3 km	NorthEast
5 Além do Rio	1.3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	311 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	425 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	658 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 23 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Caniçada (7.5 km² at a height of around 161 meter above sea level) at a distance of 27.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 44.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 62 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 68%, hill: 32%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 32 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.2 km2

38.5%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

36.3 km2

46.2%

Viticulture

0.1 km2

0.1%

Urban area

8.2 km2

10.4%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Carcavelos in country Portugal

Carcavelos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	12 km	EastNorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	18 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	41 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	23 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arentim

Type of weather in Arentim	broken clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	07:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam