Downs

General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.2861,Lat: 51.4622
Elevation	80 meter above sea level
Local time	12:52:32pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Bro Morgannwg#the Vale of Glamorgan
Name	Peterston-super-Ely

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Twyn-Yr-Odyn	1 km	SouthEast
2 St Lythans	1.5 km	South
3 St Nicholas	1.6 km	West
4 Wenvoe	1.9 km	SouthEast
5 St George's	2.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	8.6 km	EastNorthEast
2 London	England	221 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	230 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 7 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Wales. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Llandegfedd Reservoir (2.1 km² at a distance of 32.5 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 46.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 65 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, 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 153 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cardiff International Airport (at a distance of 8.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.9 km2

Agriculture

60.7 km2

77.3%

Urban area

10.4 km2

13.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Downs in country Wales

Downs 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	38 km	NorthNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	65 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	87 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dinas Powys

Type of weather in Dinas Powys	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	06:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam