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General information - Location

CountryPortugal
Location in countryCenter
Location in EuropeSouth Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -8.5966,Lat: 41.5286 marker
Elevation30 meter above sea level
Local time12:28:26pm
Name province/regionContinente
Name SubregionBraga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityBarcelos
Name Rio Covo (Santa Eugénia)

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Pontes0.8 km North
2 Pena0.9 km South
3 Alconchel1 km SouthSouthEast
4 Pinheiro1 km WestSouthWest
5 Lubagueira1.1 km East

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 LisboaPortugal313 km SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid   Spain434 km EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar   Gibraltar664 km SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 16 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 33.2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 44.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 62 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 94%, hill: 5%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   20.9 km2 
 26.6% 
 Nature   2.5 km2 
 3.1% 
 Agriculture   37.1 km2 
 47.3% 
 Viticulture   0.9 km2 
 1.1% 
 Urban area   14.1 km2 
 18% 
 Infrastructure   1.5 km2 
 1.9% 
 Water - Lakes   1.5 km2 
 1.9% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Cruzeiro in country Portugal


Cruzeiro 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 BragaPortugal19 km East
2 Historic Centre of GuimarãesPortugal27 km SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Portugal43 km SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Litoral NortePT15 km West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Barcelos Municipality

Type of weather in Barcelos Municipalityscattered clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 0.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction: North West
Air pressure: 1021 mb
Humidity: 44 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :07:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :21:38 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Barcelos Municipality - PT (longitude: -8.5966, latitude: 41.5286)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): not known
14:00
21 degrees
1021 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
17:00
20 degrees
1020 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
20:00
15 degrees
1021 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
23:00
15 degrees
1021 mbar
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2:00
14 degrees
1020 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
5:00
14 degrees
1021 mbar
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8:00
20 degrees
1021 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
11:00
24 degrees
1020 mbar
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