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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: -3.416,Lat: 51.4034
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	0:02:01am
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Bro Morgannwg#the Vale of Glamorgan
Name	St. Athan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Eglwys-Brewis	1 km	North
2 Gileston	1.1 km	South
3 West Aberthaw	1.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Flemingston	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 East Aberthaw	2.3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cardiff	Wales	20 km	EastNorthEast
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	226 km	South
3 London	England	230 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bristol Channel is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (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 35.9 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 57.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 81 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 94%, 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

0.6 km2

Wet nature

2.6 km2

4.4%

Agriculture

44.7 km2

76%

Urban area

5.1 km2

8.6%

Infrastructure

4.9 km2

8.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of St Athan in country Wales

St Athan 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	47 km	NorthEast
2 City of Bath	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	73 km	EastSouthEast
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	83 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB St Athan
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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	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	06:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam