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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -9.05,Lat: 38.872
Elevation	34 meter above sea level
Local time	19:35:41pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Lisboa
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vila Franca de Xira
Name	Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Póvoa de Santa Iria	2 km	WestSouthWest
2 Alverca do Ribatejo	2.6 km	NorthEast
3 Vialonga	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 A-dos-Potes	3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Bairro das Bragadas	3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	18 km	SouthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	451 km	SouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	490 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Forte da Casa lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast).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 (reservoir) is Albufeira do Vale Cobrão (0.8 km² at a distance of 23.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 154.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 216 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 33%, low location: 58%, hill: 9%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Ribatejo e AML - Norte

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 12 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.2%

Nature

9.6 km2

12.2%

Wet nature

6.2 km2

7.9%

Agriculture

18 km2

22.8%

Viticulture

1.4 km2

1.8%

Urban area

19.4 km2

24.7%

Infrastructure

2.2 km2

2.8%

Water - Lakes

19.2 km2

24.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forte da Casa in country Portugal

Forte da Casa at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	24 km	SouthWest
2 Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)	Portugal	25 km	WestNorthWest
3 Cultural Landscape of Sintra	Portugal	33 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Estuário do Tejo	PT	0.6 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Forte da Casa

Type of weather in Forte da Casa	few clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	07:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:26 Europe/Amsterdam