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General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.5982,Lat: 52.9117
Elevation	227 meter above sea level
Local time	6:08:58am
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Gwynedd#Gwynedd
Name	Bala

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rhiwlas	1.1 km	North
2 Llanfor	1.4 km	EastNorthEast
3 Llanycil	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Rhos-Y-Gwaliau	2.2 km	SouthEast
5 Rhyd-Uchaf	3.2 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Douglas	Isle-of-man	151 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Cardiff	Wales	160 km	South
3 Dublin	Ireland	185 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Irish Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 36 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Dee. The nearest bigger lake is Llyn Tegid (3.2 km² at a distance of 0.7 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 30.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 20%, hill: 79%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Snowdonia

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Manchester Airport (at a distance of 101 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.4 km2

10.7%

Nature

21.8 km2

27.7%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

43.1 km2

54.8%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Water - Lakes

3.6 km2

4.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bala in country Wales

Bala at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	35 km	East
2 The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	42 km	NorthWest
3 Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	52 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Bala
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bala

Type of weather in Bala	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.94 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:48 Europe/Amsterdam