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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: -3.2551,Lat: 51.6641
Elevation	183 meter above sea level
Local time	23:22:31pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Caerffili#Caerphilly
Name	St. Cattwg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Penybryn	0.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Pen-Pedair-Heol	1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Tir-Y-Berth	1.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Glan-Y-Nant	1.9 km	East
5 Cefn Hengoed	2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	19 km	South
2 London	England	222 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	252 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 21 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Pontsticill Reservoir (1.2 km² at a distance of 16.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 33.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 46 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 45%, hill: 55%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 136 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cardiff International Airport (at a distance of 30 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.6 km2

4.6%

Nature

8.8 km2

11.2%

Agriculture

41.3 km2

52.6%

Urban area

22.5 km2

28.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gelligaer in country Wales

Gelligaer 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	17 km	NorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	70 km	SouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	109 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gelligaer

Type of weather in Gelligaer	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	15 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:47 Europe/Amsterdam