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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: -4.0534,Lat: 51.7177
Elevation	49 meter above sea level
Local time	8:49:29am
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Sir Gaerfyrddin#Carmarthenshire
Name	Hendy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hendy	0.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Pontarddulais	1.6 km	SouthEast
3 Pentrebach	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
4 Llangennech	3.3 km	SouthWest
5 Grovesend	3.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	65 km	EastSouthEast
2 Dublin	Ireland	235 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Douglas	Isle-of-man	274 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Celtic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 7 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Wales. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Usk Reservoir (1.4 km² at a distance of 32.7 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 73.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 103 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 9%, low location: 88%, hill: 4%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 178 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.2 km2

2.8%

Nature

9 km2

11.4%

Wet nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

58.3 km2

74.3%

Urban area

5.6 km2

7.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fforest in country Wales

Fforest 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	67 km	East
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	123 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	135 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Fforest
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pontarddulais

Type of weather in Pontarddulais	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:38 Europe/Amsterdam