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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: -3.1401,Lat: 51.5991
Elevation	122 meter above sea level
Local time	11:06:35am
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Caerffili#Caerphilly
Name	Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Trethomas	1.9 km	West
2 Wattsville	2 km	North
3 Lower Machen	2.2 km	SouthEast
4 Draethen	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Crosskeys	2.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	11 km	SouthSouthWest
2 London	England	213 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	243 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Llandegfedd Reservoir (2.1 km² at a distance of 14.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 32.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 71%, hill: 29%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. 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 135 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cardiff International Airport (at a distance of 27 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.8 km2

27.7%

Nature

4.2 km2

5.3%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

40.7 km2

51.8%

Urban area

10.8 km2

13.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Machen in country Wales

Machen 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	20 km	NorthNorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	59 km	SouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	100 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Machen

Type of weather in Machen	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:47 Europe/Amsterdam