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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.1637,Lat: 38.5411
Elevation	256 meter above sea level
Local time	7:47:53am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Évora
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montemor-o-Novo
Name	Santiago do Escoural

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 São Sebastião da Giesteira	7.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Reguengo	8.6 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Maia	11.6 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Montemor-o-Novo	12.4 km	North
5 Valverde	12.4 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	88 km	WestNorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	368 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	436 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 45 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Sado and Mira. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Tourega (0.8 km² at a height of around 187 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.9 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 73.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 103 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 14%, hill: 86%, 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
Terras do Sado

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 90 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

61.8 km2

78.7%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

15.7 km2

19.9%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Escoural in country Portugal

Escoural at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	23 km	East
2 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	94 km	WestNorthWest
3 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	94 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Monfurado	PT	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Montemor-o-Novo

Type of weather in Montemor-o-Novo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	13 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	07:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam