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General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.314,Lat: 51.8587
Elevation	24 meter above sea level
Local time	0:11:59am
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Sir Gaerfyrddin#Carmarthenshire
Name	Carmarthen Town West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ffynnon-Ddrain	1.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Llangunnor	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
3 Llanllwch	2.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Abergwili	3.2 km	East
5 Bronwydd Arms	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	88 km	SouthEast
2 Dublin	Ireland	211 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	257 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Celtic Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Wales. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Llys-y-frân Reservoir (1.2 km² at a distance of 37 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 85 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 119 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 9%, low location: 91%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 187 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.5 km2

1.9%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

70.4 km2

89.7%

Urban area

6.1 km2

7.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Carmarthen in country Wales

Carmarthen 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	85 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	141 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	143 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Carmarthen

Type of weather in Carmarthen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	10.29 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam