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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.9256,Lat: 39.7842
Elevation	316 meter above sea level
Local time	23:54:01pm
Name province/region	Extremadura
Name Subregion	Cáceres
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Piedras Albas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Segura	6.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Alcántara	8.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Salvaterra do Extremo	11 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Zarza la Mayor	11.6 km	NorthEast
5 Mata de Alcántara	12 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	222 km	WestSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	285 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	428 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 171 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Portugal.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo main Lower - Zezere, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Alcántara 2 (81.4 km² at a height of around 222 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.9 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 4.5 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.3 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 1%, hill: 99%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 219 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.9 km2

39.3%

Nature

33.8 km2

43.1%

Agriculture

13.8 km2

17.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Piedras Albas in country Spain

Piedras Albas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old Town of Cáceres	Spain	59 km	SouthEast
2 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	102 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde	Portugal,Spain	103 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Río Erjas	ES	4.4 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Piedras Albas

Type of weather in Piedras Albas	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	07:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:26 Europe/Amsterdam