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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.0363,Lat: 41.9845
Elevation	1129 meter above sea level
Local time	5:15:12am
Name province/region	Castilla y León
Name Subregion	Burgos
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Quintanar de la Sierra

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Regumiel de la Sierra	5.2 km	SouthEast
2 Vilviestre del Pinar	5.2 km	SouthWest
3 Canicosa de la Sierra	5.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Palacios de la Sierra	7.9 km	West
5 Neila	9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madrid	Spain	180 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Andorra	Andorra	381 km	East
3 Lisboa	Portugal	627 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 149 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Pisuerga, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake is Laguna Negra (0.5 km² at a distance of 6.6 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Urbión with a height of 2228 meter (at a distance of 19.2 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 175.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 246 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 87%, high mountains: 13%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (at a distance of 173 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Burgos Airport (at a distance of 64 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

58.1 km2

74%

Nature

8.8 km2

11.2%

Agriculture

11.2 km2

14.2%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Quintanar de la Sierra in country Spain

Quintanar de la Sierra at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries	Spain	40 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Archaeological Site of Atapuerca	Spain	61 km	NorthWest
3 Burgos Cathedral	Spain	68 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Riberas del Río Arlanza y afluentes	ES	1.3 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Quintanar de la Sierra

Type of weather in Quintanar de la Sierra	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	06:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam