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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.633,Lat: 56.3811
Elevation	89 meter above sea level
Local time	17:36:57pm
Name province/region	Saldus novads
Name Subregion	Rubas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Jučiai	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Laižuva	4.3 km	West
3 Agluonai	6.8 km	SouthEast
4 Vadakste	7.1 km	East
5 Kivyliai	7.8 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	112 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	250 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	359 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 86 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Vadakstes ūdenskrātuve (0.5 km² at a distance of 7.5 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 0.7 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern 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 102 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.7 km2

26.4%

Nature

5.4 km2

6.8%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

50.8 km2

64.6%

Urban area

1.6 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ruba in country Latvia

Ruba at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	111 km	NorthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	161 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	217 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ventos vidurupis	LT	0.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Akmenė

Type of weather in Akmenė	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	56 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	04:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:13 Europe/Amsterdam