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West Aberthaw

General information - Location

Country	Wales
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.4032,Lat: 51.3927
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	7:07:41am
Name province/region	Wales
Name Subregion	Bro Morgannwg#the Vale of Glamorgan
Name	St. Athan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gileston	0.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 East Aberthaw	1.1 km	East
3 St Athan	1.5 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Eglwys-Brewis	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Flemingston	3.2 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	229 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

West Aberthaw lies at the Bristol Channel (direction SouthWest).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 34.7 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 57.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 92%, 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 164 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.2 km2

0.4%

Wet nature

2.6 km2

5.3%

Agriculture

34.5 km2

71.4%

Urban area

4.1 km2

8.5%

Infrastructure

6 km2

12.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of West Aberthaw in country Wales

West Aberthaw 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

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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:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:44 Europe/Amsterdam