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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.725,Lat: 56.7446
Elevation	52 meter above sea level
Local time	20:28:54pm
Name province/region	Ķeguma novads
Name Subregion	Ķegums

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rembate	3.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Lielvārde	5.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Ciemupe	6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Ogresgals	7 km	North
5 Kaibala	10.2 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	44 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	230 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	299 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 53 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Lower - Aiviekste, Drysa, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Ķeguma ūdenskrātuve (16.2 km² at a distance of 0.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 34.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 50 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.8 km2

40.5%

Nature

1.6 km2

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

32.5 km2

41.4%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Water - Lakes

9 km2

11.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ķegums in country Latvia

Ķegums at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	44 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	207 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	233 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ogres ieleja	LV	7.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ķegums

Type of weather in Ķegums	moderate rain
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	16 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	03:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam