Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Azores
• Level 2: Velas
• Level 3: Velas (São Jorge)

Current local time in Velas:

02:15 PM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Velas on map:^[1]

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°

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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°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Велаш
• In Chinese: 韋拉斯