Velas geodata
Velas (Azores) is a populated place; located in Portugal in Atlantic/Azores (GMT-1) time zone. With population of 1,980 people, there are 649 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Portugal, 75.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 98.5% of cities are located further →East and 78.1% of cities have higher elevation than Velas. Note1
Velas GPS coordinates[2]
38° 40' 54.552" North, 28° 12' 32.724" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 39.22859°, | -28.91222° |
| Center: | 38.68182°, | -28.20909° |
| Lower-right: | 38.13084°, | -27.50597° |
| Map W x H: | 122.1×122.1 km | = 75.9×75.9mi |
| max Lat: | 42.11337° ⇑75.3% North |
| Velas: | 38.68182° |
| min Lat: | ⇓24.7% South 32.6448° |
| min Long | Velas | max Long |
| -31.17847° | -28.20909° | -6.27308° |
| W 1.5%⇐ | ⇒98.5% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Velas is 35 m = 115 ft, and this is 142 m = 466 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1008 m = 3307 ft | 78.1% |
| Avg. | 177 m = 581 ft | |
| Velas | 35 m = 115 ft | |
Min E: |
-128 m = -420 ft | 21.9% |
See also: Portugal elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Velas is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1695.1 km =1053.3 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Velas |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5706 | 3545.5 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 3100.2 | 1926.4 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1695.1 | 1053.3 | to South |
| Equator | 4301 | 2672.5 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Velas: (largest is in red/bold)
• Angústias
40.6 km =25.2 mi, 
244°
• Bandeiras
27.2 km =16.9 mi, 
234°
• Cais do Pico
19.9 km =12.4 mi, 
209°
• Calheta
18.8 km =11.7 mi, 
118°
• Cedros
42.4 km =26.3 mi, 
263°
• Horta
39.6 km =24.6 mi, 
246°
• Lajes
32.1 km =19.9 mi, 
186°
• Madalena
32 km =19.9 mi, 239°
• Praia da Graciosa
46 km =28.6 mi, 
26°
• Ribeira Grande
46.4 km =28.8 mi, 246°
• Ribeira Seca
21.6 km =13.4 mi, 
114°
• Rosais
5.3 km =3.3 mi, 
317°
• Santo Antão
38.4 km =23.9 mi, 112°
• São Roque do Pico
20.3 km =12.6 mi, 
204°
• Urzelina
7.5 km =4.7 mi, 118°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Portugal existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
