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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.2897,Lat: 40.2485
Elevation	559 meter above sea level
Local time	8:52:15am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Castelo Branco
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Fundão
Name	Três Povos

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Quintas	1.2 km	SouthWest
2 Salgueiro	1.9 km	SouthWest
3 Monte do Bispo	3.6 km	NorthWest
4 Benquerença	5.4 km	SouthEast
5 Casteleiro	7.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	229 km	SouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	308 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	488 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 124 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo main Lower - Zezere, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Meimoa (3.7 km² at a height of around 568 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.3 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 23.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 47%, low mountains: 53%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Beira Interior

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 163 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.3 km2

22%

Nature

16.4 km2

20.9%

Agriculture

42 km2

53.5%

Viticulture

2.5 km2

3.2%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Escarigo in country Portugal

Escarigo 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	72 km	EastNorthEast
2 University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia	Portugal	97 km	West
3 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	105 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Serra da Malcata	PT	11 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Capinha

Type of weather in Capinha	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	13 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	07:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:19 Europe/Amsterdam