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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.1341,Lat: 41.4367
Elevation	467 meter above sea level
Local time	5:16:14am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Fafe
Name	Quinchães

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Assento	0.7 km	West
2 Pica	0.7 km	North
3 Levandeira	0.9 km	NorthWest
4 Outeiro	0.9 km	WestSouthWest
5 Docim	1.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	311 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	394 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	638 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 52 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Ermal (1.7 km² at a height of around 335 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 41.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 58 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 55%, low mountains: 45%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 50 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.7 km2

21.3%

Nature

20.3 km2

25.9%

Agriculture

32 km2

40.7%

Urban area

6.8 km2

8.7%

Infrastructure

2.4 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pica de Além in country Portugal

Pica de Além at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	13 km	WestNorthWest
2 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	24 km	NorthWest
3 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	47 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alvão / Marão	PT	17 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Quinchães

Type of weather in Quinchães	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	07:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam