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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.858,Lat: 56.2788
Elevation	139 meter above sea level
Local time	18:29:51pm
Name province/region	Jēkabpils novads
Name Subregion	Leimaņu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Leimaņi	5.3 km	NorthEast
2 Dubulti	6.5 km	WestNorthWest
3 Vidsala	7.3 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Zasa	7.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Liepas	10.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	131 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	180 km	South
3 Minsk	Belarus	291 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 138 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Viesītes ezers (2 km² at a height of around 95 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Ormaņkalns with a height of 165 meter (at a distance of 19.8 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 18.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 137 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.7 km2

39.1%

Nature

12.9 km2

16.5%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

34.4 km2

43.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mežgale in country Latvia

Mežgale at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	131 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	168 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	181 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dimantu mezs	LV	4.9 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jēkabpils Municipality

Type of weather in Jēkabpils Municipality	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.91 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	47 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	04:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:04 Europe/Amsterdam