São Mateus

General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -27.2697,Lat: 38.6637
Elevation	45 meter above sea level
Local time	14:12:39pm
At island	Terceira
Name province/region	Região Autónoma Dos Açores
Name Subregion	Ilha Terceira
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Angra do Heroísmo
Name	São Mateus da Calheta

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 São Bartolomeu	1.9 km	NorthWest
2 Terra Chã	1.9 km	East
3 São Carlos	2.1 km	EastSouthEast
4 Pesqueiro	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Regatos	2.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	1571 km	EastSouthEast
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	1966 km	EastSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	2019 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

São Mateus lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthWest).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Serra de Santa Bárbara (Stratovolcano) at a distance of 8.8 km (direction North). The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 1583.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2217 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 57%, hill: 41%, low mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is .
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport João Paulo II Airport (at a distance of 177 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lajes Airport (at a distance of 18 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of São Mateus in country Portugal

São Mateus at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores	Portugal	4.5 km	SouthEast
2 Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture	Portugal	110 km	WestNorthWest
3 Laurisilva of Madeira	Portugal	1167 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Serra Santa Bárbara e Pico Alto - Ilha da Terceira	PT	5.8 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB São Mateus
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Terra Chã

Type of weather in Terra Chã	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	13 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	08:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:44 Europe/Amsterdam