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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.6972,Lat: 37.0985
Elevation	49 meter above sea level
Local time	17:10:27pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Faro
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lagos
Name	Lagos (São Sebastião e Santa Maria)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lagos	1.6 km	East
2 Portelas	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luz	3.1 km	West
4 Espiche	3.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Monte Lemos	3.8 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	185 km	North
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	321 km	EastSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	566 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Algarve Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Bravura (3.6 km² at a height of around 83 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.4 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 113.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 159 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 13%, low location: 87%, The hills are mainly southern 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
Algarve

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Portimão Airport (at a distance of 11 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.3 km2

0.6%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

32.3 km2

66.7%

Viticulture

1 km2

2.1%

Urban area

12.1 km2

25%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.8%

Rock-Sand

0.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pedra Alçada in country Portugal

Pedra Alçada at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	176 km	NorthEast
2 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	183 km	North
3 Cultural Landscape of Sintra	Portugal	199 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Costa Sudoeste	PT	1.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lagos Municipality

Type of weather in Lagos Municipality	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	51 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	13 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	07:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam