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General information - Location

Country	Estonia
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.0038,Lat: 58.264
Elevation	53 meter above sea level
Local time	11:25:33am
Name province/region	Tartumaa
Name Subregion	Võnnu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Võnnu	3.4 km	NorthEast
2 Poka	6.4 km	NorthWest
3 Lootvina	6.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Ahja	7.5 km	SouthEast
5 Melliste	7.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tallinn	Estonia	186 km	WestNorthWest
2 Rīga	Latvia	224 km	SouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	244 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 131 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Emajogi, part of the larger catchment area Narva. The nearest bigger lake is Kalli (1.9 km² at a height of around 29 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 28.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (at a distance of 180 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tartu Airport (at a distance of 19 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.6 km2

37.7%

Nature

1.6 km2

Agriculture

46.7 km2

59.4%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kurista in country Estonia

Kurista at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	94 km	EastSouthEast
2 Struve Geodetic Arc	Belarus,Estonia,Finland, Latvia,Lithuania,Norway, Republic of Moldova,Russian Federation, Sweden,Ukraine	97 km	NorthWest
3 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	186 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lavatsi järve	EE	5.9 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Kurista
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Luunja

Type of weather in Luunja	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	47 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	15 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	04:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:51 Europe/Amsterdam