Caerleon

General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.9597,Lat: 51.6145
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	23:32:34pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Casnewydd#Newport
Name	Caerleon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ponthir	2.1 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Llanhennock	2.4 km	NorthEast
3 Llanfrechfa	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Cat's Ash	3.6 km	EastSouthEast
5 Llanwern	4.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	20 km	WestSouthWest
2 London	England	201 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	243 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 6 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Llandegfedd Reservoir (2.1 km² at a distance of 7.6 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 19.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 19%, low location: 81%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 125 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bristol Airport (at a distance of 31 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

42.9 km2

54.7%

Urban area

28.9 km2

36.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Caerleon in country Wales

Caerleon 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	NorthNorthWest
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	49 km	SouthEast
3 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	93 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Caerleon

Type of weather in Caerleon	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam