Goristsikhe (გორისციხე)

General information - Location

Country	Georgia
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 44.569,Lat: 42.6023
Elevation	2020 meter above sea level
Local time	18:50:04pm

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 ფხელშე (Pkhelshe)	0.5 km	SouthWest
2 ტყარშეტი (Tkarsheti)	0.9 km	North
3 სიონი (Sioni)	1.3 km	NorthEast
4 ვარდისუბანი (Vardisubani)	1.3 km	East
5 გარბანი (Garbani)	2.1 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	103 km	SouthEast
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	1302 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Chişinău	Moldova	1315 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 242 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Terek main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Terek. The nearest bigger lake is ყელის ტბა (1.3 km² at a height of around 2920 meter above sea level) at a distance of 24.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Mount Kazbek (Stratovolcano) at a distance of 12.1 km (direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 11.2 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: high mountains: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tbilisi International Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Beslan Airport (at a distance of 68 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Goristsikhe (გორისციხე) in country Georgia

Goristsikhe (გორისციხე) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	85 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	130 km	West
3 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	152 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Stepantsminda

Type of weather in Stepantsminda	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	03:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:04 Europe/Amsterdam