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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.5873,Lat: 57.7432
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	20:28:52pm
Name province/region	Dundagas novads
Name Subregion	Kolkas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mellsils	10.1 km	South
2 Mazirbe	17.4 km	WestSouthWest
3 Ģipka	19.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Rude	29.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Dundaga	29.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	128 km	EastSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	223 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Helsinki	Finland	301 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kolka lies at the Gulf of Riga (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Lubezers (1.5 km² at a height of around 36 meter above sea level) at a distance of 36.8 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 105.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 148 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, The hills are mainly northern 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 124 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuressaare Airport (at a distance of 54 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.3 km2

80.4%

Nature

2.6 km2

11%

Urban area

1 km2

4.3%

Rock-Sand

1 km2

4.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kolka in country Latvia

Kolka at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	128 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	225 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	256 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sliteres nacionalais parks	LV	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kolka

Type of weather in Kolka	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	16 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	03:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam