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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.6962,Lat: 56.5404
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	8:39:42am
Name province/region	Jelgavas novads
Name Subregion	Platones

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pēterlauki	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Lielvircava	3.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Vircava	5 km	NorthEast
4 Svēte	5.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Jēkabnieki	6.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	53 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	227 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	326 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Gulbju ezers (0.6 km² at a distance of 18.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 19.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 30%, low location: 70%, The hills are mainly western 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 46 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.3 km2

18.1%

Nature

2 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

61.3 km2

78.1%

Urban area

0.2 km2

0.2%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Platone in country Latvia

Platone at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	53 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	198 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	221 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lielupes palienes plavas	LV	11 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jelgavas novads

Type of weather in Jelgavas novads	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	56 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	04:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:14 Europe/Amsterdam