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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: -3.7617,Lat: 51.6164
Elevation	137 meter above sea level
Local time	6:58:14am
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Castell-nedd Port Talbot#Neath Port Talbot
Name	Bryn and Cwmavon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pontrhydyfen	2 km	NorthEast
2 Bryn	3.2 km	East
3 Baglan	3.3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Port Talbot	4.1 km	SouthWest
5 Tonmawr	4.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	42 km	EastSouthEast
2 London	England	256 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dublin	Ireland	256 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Wales. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pontsticill Reservoir (1.2 km² at a distance of 34 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 62.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 87 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 13%, low location: 57%, hill: 30%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Birmingham International Airport (at a distance of 166 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.9 km2

33.2%

Nature

8.4 km2

10.8%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

20.4 km2

26.2%

Urban area

19.5 km2

25%

Infrastructure

2.8 km2

3.6%

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cwmafan in country Wales

Cwmafan 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	50 km	East
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	101 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	115 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pontrhydyfen

Type of weather in Pontrhydyfen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:44 Europe/Amsterdam