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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.8478,Lat: 41.6396
Elevation	721 meter above sea level
Local time	4:52:58am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Vila Real
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Boticas
Name	Dornelas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Covas do Barroso	5.4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Gondiães	5.5 km	South
3 Viveiro	7.2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Alturas do Barroso	7.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Salto	8.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	339 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	378 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	649 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 79 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Venda Nova (4.7 km² at a height of around 699 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.5 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 23.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 1%, low mountains: 55%, moderate high mountains: 44%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Montes entre Larouco e Marão

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 81 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vila Real Airport (at a distance of 42 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.3 km2

19.5%

Nature

44.7 km2

57%

Agriculture

13.5 km2

17.2%

Rock-Sand

5 km2

6.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vila Grande in country Portugal

Vila Grande at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	43 km	WestSouthWest
2 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	45 km	West
3 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	60 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alvão / Marão	PT	15 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Salto

Type of weather in Salto	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	07:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam