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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.07,Lat: 56.5448
Elevation	96 meter above sea level
Local time	3:51:30am
Name province/region	Krustpils novads
Name Subregion	Kūku

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Varieši	6.2 km	West
2 Jaunāmuiža	6.5 km	SouthWest
3 Zīlāni	8.5 km	SouthWest
4 Vīpe	8.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Mežāre	10.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	127 km	West
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	211 km	South
3 Minsk	Belarus	315 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 128 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Lower - Aiviekste, Drysa, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake is Baļotes ezers (1.8 km² at a height of around 97 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.1 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Taborkalns with a height of 158 meter (at a distance of 23.6 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 50.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 71 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 135 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.3 km2

46.2%

Nature

12.2 km2

15.5%

Wet nature

5.6 km2

7.1%

Agriculture

22.4 km2

28.5%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kūkas in country Latvia

Kūkas 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	West
2 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	195 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	200 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Laukezers	LV	5.6 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jēkabpils

Type of weather in Jēkabpils	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	15 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	04:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:54 Europe/Amsterdam