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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.4085,Lat: 41.2726
Elevation	338 meter above sea level
Local time	10:01:19am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Porto
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Paços de Ferreira
Name	Penamaior

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Frazão	1.3 km	South
2 Trindade	2.3 km	NorthEast
3 Portas e Queimadas	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Anjo da Guarda	2.5 km	South
5 Paços de Ferreira	2.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	288 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	412 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	632 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 26 km (direction WestSouthWest).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 Torrão (3.4 km² at a height of around 64 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 63.5 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 89 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 9%, hill: 91%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 23 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.6 km2

17.3%

Nature

17.8 km2

22.7%

Agriculture

29.4 km2

37.5%

Urban area

15.4 km2

19.6%

Infrastructure

2.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Escariz in country Portugal

Escariz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	21 km	NorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	22 km	WestSouthWest
3 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	31 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valongo	PT	12 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Frazão

Type of weather in Frazão	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.25 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	13 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	07:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:26 Europe/Amsterdam