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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -9.4722,Lat: 38.817
Elevation	46 meter above sea level
Local time	20:21:23pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Lisboa
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sintra
Name	Colares

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Praia das Maçãs	1.2 km	NorthEast
2 Banzão	1.3 km	EastSouthEast
3 Almoçageme	2.5 km	South
4 Azenhas do Mar	2.5 km	NorthEast
5 Casas Novas	2.8 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	31 km	SouthEast
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	476 km	SouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	526 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Praia Grande lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthWest).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 is Lagoa de Albufeira (1.6 km² at a height of around 1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 42.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 189.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 265 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 82%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Estremadura - Oeste e AML - Norte

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 30 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.5 km2

34.1%

Nature

5.4 km2

12.7%

Agriculture

14 km2

32.9%

Urban area

8.7 km2

20.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Praia Grande in country Portugal

Praia Grande at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cultural Landscape of Sintra	Portugal	6.2 km	SouthEast
2 Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)	Portugal	18 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	27 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sintra / Cascais	PT	0 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Colares

Type of weather in Colares	clear sky
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	07:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:35 Europe/Amsterdam