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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.985,Lat: 57.4913
Elevation	69 meter above sea level
Local time	10:37:14am
Name province/region	Smiltenes novads
Name Subregion	Bilskas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Brutuļi	7.1 km	SouthWest
2 Lobērģi	7.7 km	NorthEast
3 Kalnamuiža	8.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Mēri	8.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Plāņi	8.8 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	126 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	229 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	306 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 96 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gauja. The nearest bigger lake is Salainis (0.7 km² at a height of around 62 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 20.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 29 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 137 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tartu Airport (at a distance of 100 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.3 km2

43.6%

Nature

6.3 km2

Wet nature

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

36.4 km2

46.4%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bilska in country Latvia

Bilska at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	127 km	SouthWest
2 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	144 km	EastNorthEast
3 Struve Geodetic Arc	Belarus,Estonia,Finland, Latvia,Lithuania,Norway, Republic of Moldova,Russian Federation, Sweden,Ukraine	176 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ziemelgauja	LV	11 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Smiltene

Type of weather in Smiltene	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	44 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	04:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:07 Europe/Amsterdam