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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: -3.0938,Lat: 51.607
Elevation	76 meter above sea level
Local time	8:19:43am
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Caerffili#Caerphilly
Name	Risca East

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rogerstone	2.4 km	SouthEast
2 Crosskeys	2.4 km	NorthWest
3 Lower Machen	2.5 km	SouthWest
4 Rhiwderin	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Machen	3.3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	13 km	SouthWest
2 London	England	210 km	EastSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	244 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 8 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Severn. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Llandegfedd Reservoir (2.1 km² at a distance of 11.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 28.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 76%, hill: 24%, The hills are mainly southern 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 132 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cardiff International Airport (at a distance of 29 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.9 km2

26.6%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.5%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

38.8 km2

49.4%

Urban area

14.9 km2

19%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Risca in country Wales

Risca 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	19 km	North
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	57 km	SouthEast
3 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	100 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Risca

Type of weather in Risca	few clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.87 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:43 Europe/Amsterdam