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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.6262,Lat: 41.4985
Elevation	60 meter above sea level
Local time	23:02:59pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Alvelos

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Varziela	0.7 km	South
2 Presa	0.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Aldeia	0.9 km	SouthWest
4 Pontegãos	0.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Paço	1.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	310 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	436 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	663 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Caniçada (7.5 km² at a height of around 161 meter above sea level) at a distance of 36.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 46.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 65 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 93%, hill: 6%, 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 28 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.6 km2

32.6%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.8%

Agriculture

36.3 km2

46.2%

Viticulture

1.2 km2

1.5%

Urban area

10.6 km2

13.5%

Infrastructure

1.3 km2

1.7%

Water - Lakes

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rio de Moinhos in country Portugal

Rio de Moinhos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	22 km	East
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	29 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	40 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	12 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Penedos

Type of weather in Penedos	few clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	13 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	07:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam