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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.8986,Lat: 40.7099
Elevation	1219 meter above sea level
Local time	13:08:04pm
Name province/region	Castilla y León
Name Subregion	Avila
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gallegos de Altamiros

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bularros	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chamartín	5 km	West
3 Sanchorreja	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Villaflor	5.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Marlín	5.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madrid	Spain	109 km	EastSouthEast
2 Lisboa	Portugal	421 km	WestSouthWest
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	505 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 298 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Medium - Tormes, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Verdeja (4.2 km² at a height of around 1049 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 142.2 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 199 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 99%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (at a distance of 117 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Salamanca Airport (at a distance of 58 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.6 km2

21.1%

Nature

49 km2

62.4%

Agriculture

12.9 km2

16.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gallegos in country Spain

Gallegos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches	Spain	18 km	EastSouthEast
2 Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid	Spain	67 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct	Spain	71 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Encinares de la Sierra de Ávila	ES	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sanchorreja

Type of weather in Sanchorreja	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	07:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:13 Europe/Amsterdam