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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.7472,Lat: 56.1615
Elevation	113 meter above sea level
Local time	7:13:46am
Name province/region	Aknīstes novads
Name Subregion	Aknīste

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gārsene	7.7 km	SouthEast
2 Asare	9.8 km	EastSouthEast
3 Raišiai	11.2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Elkšņi	12 km	WestNorthWest
5 Juodupė	12.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	134 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	165 km	South
3 Minsk	Belarus	282 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 143 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Aizdumbles ezers (0.8 km² at a distance of 9.7 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Ormaņkalns with a height of 165 meter (at a distance of 16.6 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 4.3 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.1 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 139 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.8 km2

25.2%

Nature

4.8 km2

6.1%

Agriculture

52.7 km2

67.1%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aknīste in country Latvia

Aknīste at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	134 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	153 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	167 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Aizdumbles purvs	LV	9.5 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aknīste

Type of weather in Aknīste	few clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	04:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:48 Europe/Amsterdam