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El Vellón
Madridvillage
El Vellón
Total population
1,853
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
El Vellón is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is known for the Watchtower of El Vellón.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Red KiteMilvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves10,058
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves9,019
- White StorkCiconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8,316
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,655
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 · Aves7,459
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,982
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,853
- Eurasian GriffonGyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves6,496
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.4 — 2013-11-052 km SSE of Alcorcón, Spain
- M 2.6 — 2008-06-217 km SW of Guadalix de la Sierra, Spain
- M 2.6 — 2008-02-155 km NNE of Villasequilla de Yepes, Spain
- M 4.2 — 2007-06-073 km ESE of Escopete, Spain
- M 2.5 — 2006-01-073 km WNW of Villaconejos, Spain
- M 3.5 — 2002-05-315 km SW of El Burgo de Osma, Spain
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here









People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species





Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist