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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.0648,Lat: 41.027
Elevation	495 meter above sea level
Local time	0:11:38am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Guarda
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Name	Castelo Melhor

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Almendra	3.4 km	South
2 Urros	7 km	NorthEast
3 Algodres	8.2 km	South
4 Vila Nova de Foz Côa	8.9 km	NorthWest
5 Muxagata	9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madrid	Spain	295 km	EastSouthEast
2 Lisboa	Portugal	308 km	SouthWest
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	563 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 133 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Pocinho (1.5 km² at a height of around 125 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.7 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 11.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 17%, hill: 79%, low mountains: 4%, 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
Douro

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 139 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vila Real Airport (at a distance of 62 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

2.1%

Nature

33.9 km2

43.1%

Agriculture

35.5 km2

45.2%

Viticulture

4.8 km2

6.1%

Water - Lakes

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Castelo Melhor in country Portugal

Castelo Melhor at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde	Portugal,Spain	50 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	62 km	WestNorthWest
3 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	114 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Douro Internacional e Vale do Águeda	PT	0.3 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Almendra

Type of weather in Almendra	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam