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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.8534,Lat: 41.9061
Elevation	34 meter above sea level
Local time	19:36:57pm
Name province/region	Galicia
Name Subregion	Pontevedra
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Guarda, A

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Baliños	0.5 km	West
2 A Portela	0.5 km	WestNorthWest
3 O Coruto Vello	0.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Salcidos	0.8 km	NorthWest
5 Buxán	0.8 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	353 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	467 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	712 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Mino main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Minho and Lima. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Touvedo (1.4 km² at a height of around 49 meter above sea level) at a distance of 43 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 1.9 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.6 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 18%, low location: 74%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 75 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vigo Airport (at a distance of 40 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.7 km2

22.3%

Nature

11.5 km2

18.7%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

17.8 km2

29%

Viticulture

0.6 km2

Urban area

5.2 km2

8.5%

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

11.5 km2

18.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of A Cruz in country Spain

A Cruz 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	56 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	70 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	88 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Baixo Miño	ES	0.2 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at A Guarda

Type of weather in A Guarda	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	07:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:38 Europe/Amsterdam