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Llan Ffestiniog, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Region:Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Latitude:52° 57' 27" N
Longitude:3° 55' 49" W
Lat/Long (dec):52.95752,-3.93035
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:864 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:8063567
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:8063567:7
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Manod Quarry (Manod New Setts Quarry), Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 7" N3° 55' 34" W3.1km (1.9 miles)
Drum Slate Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 58' 9" N3° 53' 7" W3.3km (2.0 miles)
Ffestiniog Granite Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 18" N3° 56' 45" W3.6km (2.2 miles)
Tanygrisiau Railway Station, Tanygrisiau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 9" N3° 57' 38" W3.7km (2.3 miles)
Tanygrisiau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 15" N3° 57' 25" W3.8km (2.4 miles)
Foel-gron Slate Mine, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 58' 6" N3° 52' 16" W4.1km (2.6 miles)
Graig Ddu Slate Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 31" N3° 53' 59" W4.4km (2.7 miles)
Diffwys Casson Slate Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 51" N3° 55' 18" W4.5km (2.8 miles)
Wrysgan Slate Mine, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 27" N3° 58' 13" W4.6km (2.9 miles)
Croes y Ddwyafon Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 57' 48" N3° 51' 44" W4.6km (2.9 miles)
Votty and Bowydd Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 56" N3° 55' 31" W4.6km (2.9 miles)
Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 54" N3° 56' 41" W4.6km (2.9 miles)
Maenofferen Slate Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK53° 0' 0" N3° 55' 17" W4.8km (3.0 miles)
Cwmorthin Quarry, Tanygrisiau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 49" N3° 57' 56" W5.0km (3.1 miles)
Gloddfa Ganol Quarry (Oakley), Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK53° 0' 7" N3° 56' 52" W5.1km (3.2 miles)
Prince Edward Mine (Moel Croesau), Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 55' 43" N3° 52' 12" W5.1km (3.2 miles)
Rhosydd Quarry East Twll, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 20" N3° 59' 16" W5.2km (3.2 miles)
Rhosydd Quarry West Twll, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 17" N3° 59' 23" W5.2km (3.3 miles)
Blaen-y-cwm Quarry, Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales, UK52° 59' 49" N3° 53' 11" W5.3km (3.3 miles)
Llechwedd slate quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK53° 0' 17" N3° 56' 22" W5.3km (3.3 miles)
Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK53° 0' 21" N3° 57' 4" W5.6km (3.5 miles)
Rhiwbach Slate Quarry, Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales, UK52° 59' 48" N3° 52' 35" W5.7km (3.5 miles)
Pant-mawr Slates Mines, Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 58' 54" N4° 0' 20" W5.7km (3.6 miles)
Cwt y Bugail Quarry, Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales, UK53° 0' 10" N3° 53' 15" W5.8km (3.6 miles)
Rhosydd Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 51" N3° 59' 18" W5.9km (3.7 miles)
Conglog Slate Quarry, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK53° 0' 0" N3° 59' 5" W6.0km (3.7 miles)
Croesor Quarry, Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 59' 28" N4° 0' 4" W6.1km (3.8 miles)
Cwm-machno Quarries, Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales, UK53° 0' 19" N3° 51' 43" W7.0km (4.4 miles)
Catherine and Jane Consols, Maentwrog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 56' 58" N4° 2' 5" W7.1km (4.4 miles)
Bwlch y Plym Mine, Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales, UK52° 57' 10" N4° 2' 38" W7.6km (4.7 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 7.6 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
British and Irish IslesIsland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Avalonia, Eurasian PlateVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
UKCountry
Wales, UKCountry
Cambrian Mountains, Wales, UKMountain Range
Gwynedd, Wales, UKCounty
Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UKCommunity
Snowdonia National Park, Wales, UKNational Park

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
United Kingdom, Wales242.4.0.0.0.0
 
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