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General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.3434,Lat: 51.6923
Elevation	188 meter above sea level
Local time	17:29:08pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Merthyr Tudful#Merthyr Tydfil
Name	Merthyr Vale

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Merthyr Vale	0.9 km	SouthEast
2 Bedlinog	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Mountain Ash	2.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Pentrebach	3.7 km	North
5 Abercanaid	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	24 km	SouthSouthEast
2 London	England	228 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	256 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 27 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pontsticill Reservoir (1.2 km² at a distance of 11.8 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pen y Fan with a height of 886 meter (at a distance of 22.4 km and direction NorthNorthWest).One of the mountains in Brecon Beacons The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 34.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 49 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 29%, hill: 71%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 138 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.3 km2

25.8%

Nature

25.9 km2

33%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

18.7 km2

23.9%

Urban area

12.4 km2

15.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aberfan in country Wales

Aberfan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	20 km	EastNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	77 km	SouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	113 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mountain Ash

Type of weather in Mountain Ash	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.84 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam