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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.484,Lat: 56.2757
Elevation	104 meter above sea level
Local time	12:47:00pm
Name province/region	Viesītes novads
Name Subregion	Saukas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lone	4.6 km	West
2 Cīruļi	7.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Elkšņi	9 km	SouthEast
4 Viesīte	9.3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Nereta	13.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	113 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	176 km	South
3 Minsk	Belarus	300 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 123 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Saukas ezers (6.7 km² at a height of around 77 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Ormaņkalns with a height of 165 meter (at a distance of 4.2 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 12.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 118 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24 km2

30.6%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

45.7 km2

58.2%

Water - Lakes

6.9 km2

8.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sauka in country Latvia

Sauka at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	113 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	160 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	178 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sauka	LV	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Viesīte

Type of weather in Viesīte	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	40 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	04:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:01 Europe/Amsterdam