Merthyr Cynog

General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.4815,Lat: 52.0263
Elevation	295 meter above sea level
Local time	22:22:25pm
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Powys#Powys
Name	Yscir

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pont-Faen	3.6 km	South
2 Upper Chapel	3.9 km	NorthEast
3 Lower Chapel	4.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Llanfihangel Nant Bran	5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Blaendyryn	5.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	62 km	South
2 Dublin	Ireland	238 km	NorthWest
3 London	England	246 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 52 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Usk Reservoir (1.4 km² at a distance of 17.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pen y Fan with a height of 886 meter (at a distance of 16.6 km and direction South).One of the mountains in Brecon Beacons The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 25 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 127 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.1 km2

1.4%

Nature

24.4 km2

31%

Agriculture

53.1 km2

67.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merthyr Cynog in country Wales

Merthyr Cynog 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	39 km	SouthEast
2 Ironbridge Gorge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	96 km	NorthEast
3 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	106 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merthyr Cynog

Type of weather in Merthyr Cynog	broken clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:48 Europe/Amsterdam