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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -9.4471,Lat: 38.8013
Elevation	43 meter above sea level
Local time	3:42:43am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Lisboa
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sintra
Name	Colares

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Penedo	1 km	SouthWest
2 Mucifal	1.2 km	NorthEast
3 Casas Novas	1.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Banzão	1.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Almoçageme	2.2 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	29 km	EastSouthEast
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	473 km	SouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	525 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake is Lagoa de Albufeira (1.6 km² at a height of around 1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 39.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 188.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 263 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 64%, hill: 36%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Estremadura - Oeste e AML - Norte

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 27 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.3 km2

43.1%

Nature

10.7 km2

15.7%

Agriculture

17.7 km2

26%

Urban area

10.4 km2

15.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Colares in country Portugal

Colares at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cultural Landscape of Sintra	Portugal	3.4 km	SouthEast
2 Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)	Portugal	18 km	NorthEast
3 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	24 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sintra / Cascais	PT	0.8 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Colares

Type of weather in Colares	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	13 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	07:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam