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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.5793,Lat: 56.2153
Elevation	102 meter above sea level
Local time	14:25:15pm
Name province/region	Viesītes novads
Name Subregion	Elkšņu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cīruļi	4.6 km	WestSouthWest
2 Sauka	9 km	NorthWest
3 Onuškis	10.4 km	South
4 Aknīste	12 km	EastSouthEast
5 Lone	12.9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	122 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	170 km	South
3 Minsk	Belarus	292 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 132 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 5.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Ormaņkalns with a height of 165 meter (at a distance of 5.1 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 6.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.6 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 127 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.9 km2

48.2%

Nature

7.1 km2

Agriculture

33.4 km2

42.5%

Urban area

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Elkšņi in country Latvia

Elkšņi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	122 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	155 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	172 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sauka	LV	3.2 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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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:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	35 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	04:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:11 Europe/Amsterdam