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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: -3.4125,Lat: 51.3938
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	23:50:42pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Bro Morgannwg#the Vale of Glamorgan
Name	St. Athan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 West Aberthaw	0.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 St Athan	1.1 km	North
3 East Aberthaw	1.8 km	East
4 Eglwys-Brewis	2.1 km	North
5 Flemingston	2.9 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	20 km	EastNorthEast
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	225 km	South
3 London	England	230 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Gileston lies at the Bristol Channel (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Wales. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Clatworthy Reservoir (0.9 km² at a distance of 34.9 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 58 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 81 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 92%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 164 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.2 km2

0.3%

Wet nature

2.6 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

35.2 km2

72.1%

Urban area

4.7 km2

9.7%

Infrastructure

5.2 km2

10.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gileston in country Wales

Gileston 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	48 km	NorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	73 km	East
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	82 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vale of Glamorgan

Type of weather in Vale of Glamorgan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	15 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:47 Europe/Amsterdam