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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.9108,Lat: 56.944
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	9:28:41am
Name province/region	Babītes novads
Name Subregion	Babītes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Priežciems	1.6 km	NorthEast
2 Babīte	2.1 km	NorthEast
3 Skulte	3.8 km	SouthEast
4 Jaunmārupe	7.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Mārupe	9.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	13 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	264 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	280 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 6 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Babītes ezers (23.2 km² at a distance of 3.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 64.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 90 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 45%, low location: 55%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 4.3 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.1 km2

39.6%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.5%

Wet nature

3.3 km2

4.2%

Agriculture

24.3 km2

30.9%

Urban area

9 km2

11.4%

Infrastructure

3.1 km2

3.9%

Water - Lakes

3.9 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Piņķi in country Latvia

Piņķi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	13 km	EastNorthEast
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	237 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	261 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Beberbeki	LV	0.7 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Piņķi

Type of weather in Piņķi	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	04:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:15 Europe/Amsterdam