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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.6294,Lat: 56.9169
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	2:01:13am
Name province/region	Babītes novads
Name Subregion	Salas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Spuņciems	4.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Jūrmala	6.9 km	NorthEast
3 Tīreļi	9.1 km	South
4 Bigauņciems	9.5 km	NorthWest
5 Kaļķis	10.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	31 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	267 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	286 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 5 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Babītes ezers (23.2 km² at a distance of 1.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 61.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 86 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 65%, low location: 35%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 21 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.7 km2

18.7%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Wet nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

30.1 km2

38.3%

Urban area

8.7 km2

11.1%

Water - Lakes

13.4 km2

17%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gātciems in country Latvia

Gātciems at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	30 km	EastNorthEast
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	239 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	246 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kemeru nacionalais parks	LV	0.2 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jūrmala

Type of weather in Jūrmala	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.5 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	04:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:20 Europe/Amsterdam